Asante Technologies 8000 - Manual (Page 65)

Global Port Configuration
Page 3-31
Setting Port Default Priority
Use the following procedure to set the priority for a port. This priority setting
determines the order in which the port forwards packets. Each port is
associated with a traffic class: zero (0) is the lowest, and the default priority
level. Seven (7) is the highest priority level.
1
Access the Port Configuration Menu by typing p in the
Configuration Menu.
2
Choose a module in the System Module Map.
3
In the Basic Port Configuration Menu, type a to open the
Advanced Port Configuration Menu.
4
Use s, n, or p to select the port for which you want to set
the default priority.
5
Type i to set the priority for the selected port.
6
Enter the priority, from 0 to 7, and press Return.
The new default priority is shown on the Advanced Port Configuration
Menu.
Global Port Configuration
The Global Port Configuration Menu allows you to simultaneously change
the configuration information for all ports in a module.
To change the port configuration for all ports in a module, use the following
procedure.
1
From the Configuration Menu, type p to access the Port
Configuration Menu. A System Module Map appears,
similar to Figure 3-9 on page 3-19.
2
Select the module that you want to configure globally.
The Basic Port Configuration Menu appears, similar to
Figure 3-10 on page 3-20.
K Note: Your configuration choices will change the
settings of all the ports in the module you select. The
configuration of ports in other modules will be unaf-
fected.
3
From the Basic Port Configuration Menu, type g. The
Global Port Configuration Menu appears, for either