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C H A P T E R 3 Standard Configuration
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Changing the time to
measure errors
The sample time should be the shortest time needed to detect errors.
If the sample time is too great, there may be too many errors before
the forwarding mode changes. To change the time the switch retains
error counters:
1 Select Device Setup or Stack Setup.
2 Click Switching.
3 Click Advanced.
4 Click Sample Time.
5 Type the required number of seconds.
6 Click OK.
Changing number of
errors before adaptive
forwarding mode operates
Adaptive forwarding changes the forwarding mode depending on the
upper and lower limits of specific error types. To change the number
of upper and lower limits:
1 Select Device Setup or Stack Setup.
2 Click Switching.
3 Click Advanced.
4 Click the required parameter.
5 Type the percentage of errors or runts.
6 Click OK.
Spanning Tree
Purpose You can change the:
•
Priority given to the switch
•
Maximum length of time information is retained by the switch
