Avery Dennison 9840 Technical Reference Manual - Manual (Page 30)

1-16 MonarchNet for TCP/IP
C o n f i g u r i n g T o k e n - R i n g O p t i o n s
The token-ring configuration options described below are only available on
token-ring products.
OK and Cancel affect the entire dialog box, not just the
Token-Ring tab options. Do not choose OK until you've
entered all changes on this tab and other tabs. If you
choose Cancel, you lose all changes in every tab of this
dialog box.
Priority Priority allows selection of a priority level ranging from a low
of 0 to a high of 6. When a data packet is placed on the
Token-Ring network, it uses the assigned priority. The
priority of the packets sent by the Monarch device can be
increased to improve printing performance. However, the
performance of file servers and crucial stations could be
affected.
Packet Size Packet Size allows selection of a number indicating the size
of each block of data sent from the Monarch device to the
printer. Sending data in larger blocks usually results in
improved printing performance. If you increase the packet
size and do not observe improved performance, the server,
bridge, or router through which the packets must travel may
not be accepting the size that you have selected.
Early Token
Release Early Token Release enhances ring performance by
releasing the token before receiving the complete frame.
Early Token Release is enabled by default if your ring is
running at 16 Mbps. If your ring is running at 4 Mbps, this
setting is ignored. It is acceptable to enable Early Token
Release on some stations while disabling it on others.
Routing Routing allows selection of how packets are routed. The
default is All-routes broadcast, non-broadcast return.
Other choices include:
All routes broadcast, non-broadcast return
Single-route broadcast, all routes broadcast return
Single-route broadcast, non-broadcast return
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