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Port Redirect Configuration Screen

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Port Configuration Menu Screens

5.6.1

Changing Source and Destination Ports

To add or delete source port and destination port entries and set the Frame Format and Redirect
Errors functions, proceed as follows:

1. Use the arrow keys to highlight the Source Port field near the bottom of the screen.

2. Press the SPACE bar or BACKSPACE key one or more times to increment or decrement the

port number displayed in the brackets [n] until the appropriate port number displays.

3. Use the arrow keys to highlight the Destination Port field near the bottom of the screen.

4. Use the SPACE bar or BACKSPACE key to step to the appropriate port number for the

destination port.

Redirect Errors
(Read-Only)

See whether the corresponding source ports are configured ON to send
errored frames to the destination ports, or OFF to drop all errored
frames and only forward valid frames to the destination ports. All
redirected error frames display in the way they were received or
transmitted on the source port, regardless of the frame format setting.

Source Port [n]
(Selectable)

Select the port [n] that is to be changed to a source port. If a port is
currently being redirected, it will not display as a selectable port. For
details, refer to

Section 5.6.1

.

Destination Port [n]
(Selectable)

Select the port [n] that is to be changed to a destination port. If a port is
currently being redirected, it will not display as a selectable port. For
details, refer to

Section 5.6.1

.

Frame Format
(Selectable)

Select the frame format for the transmission of redirected frames on the
destination port. NORMAL, TAGGED, or UNTAGGED may be
selected. Refer to the previously described read-only Frame Format
field for details about each format. The default setting is NORMAL.

Redirect Errors
(Toggle)

Set each source port to either ON, to send errored frames to its
destination port, or OFF to drop errored frames and send only valid
traffic to its destination port. The default setting is OFF.

Status
(Toggle)

Add or delete source and destination ports selected in the Source Port
[n] and Destination Port [n] fields.

Table 5-5

Port Redirect Configuration Screen Field Descriptions (Continued)

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