Cables to Go TE100-S55 - Manual (Page 25)

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U SER -S ELECTIVE P ARAMETERS
The TE100-S55 is factory set with a unique Ethernet MAC
address. Except for the MAC address, Version Number and Port
State, all parameters in Table 3-2 can be modified.
From the Switch Configuration menu, you can change the IP
Address of TE100-S55 to match the TCP/IP environment of your
network. The Gateway Address may also be changed to match
the Gateway of your network.
From the Port Configuration menu, you can Enable/Disable each
port connection , and prioritize them (ranges from 0 to 255). The
priority level, in conjunction with the preset port ID, is used under
the Spanning Tree Algorithm to determine the “Root Port”. The
Port State parameter corresponds to the Enable/Disable port
settings and the dynamic changes in routing paths of the
surrounding network. The Port State may show message
Blocking, Learning, Listening, Forwarding or Disable, at any
given time.
The Port Physical setting defaults to AUTO, but you can change
it to 100Mb half duplex, 100Mb full duplex, 10Mb half duplex, or
10Mb full duplex mode. Although optional, the AUTO setting is
recommended since it employs the NWAY Auto-negotiation
feature of the TE100-S55, automatically detecting and selecting
the optimum cable speed (10 or 100Mb) and signaling type (full
or half duplex) for each port. When taking advantage of full
duplex signaling, the TE100-S55 literally doubles network
throughput to 200Mbps on Fast Ethernet segments and 20Mbps
on 10Base-T segments.
From the Spanning Tree Configuration menu, you can
Enable/Disable the STA function, change the switch priority and
various timers. The STA functions and parameters are discussed
in full detail on page 27.