Cabletron Systems 2M46 User Manual

The following describes each field of the Port Priority Configuration 
screen:

Port # (Read-Only)

Lists each switched port on the device.

Priority (Selectable)

Used to select the transmit priority of frames received without the priority 
indicated in their tag header. A priority of 0 through 7 (with 0 being the 
lowest priority and 7 the highest) can be selected for each port. All ports 
are set to the default value of “0” when the device is initialized.

To set the transmit priority for each port, refer to 

Set All Switch Port’s Priority (Selectable)

Used to set all ports to one default transmit priority. A value of 0 through 
7 (with 0 being the lowest priority and 7 the highest) can be selected that 
will apply to all ports. To set the default transmit priority for all ports, 
refer to 

.

To set the default port priority on a particular port, proceed as follows:

Use the arrow keys to highlight the Priority field for the particular 
port.

Press the SPACE bar to step to the appropriate value: 0 through 7.

Use the arrow keys to highlight the SAVE command at the bottom of 
the screen.

Press ENTER. The message “SAVED OK” displays and the setting is 
saved.

To set the port priority on all ports, proceed as follows:

Use the arrow keys to highlight the Set All Switch Port’s Priority

field.

Press the SPACE bar to select a priority from 0 through 7 (0 is the 
lowest priority).