EOTec 2104 User Manual
Advanced Features of Switch Tools
2. The EOTec 2104 Ethernet Ring Switch that will be receiving the new firmware
must not be connected within a ring of other ring switches. If it is, temporarily
remove the Ethernet connections to the ports configured for ring operation.
Recovering an EOTec 2104 Ring Switch
To restore the factory settings, select the advanced command
Recover Ring Switch
from the
Operations
menu. Use this command to recover an EOTec 2104 Ring Switch
that has been put into a non-communicating state, such as disabling all ports in the
switch.
First ensure that a switch has been selected in the EOTec 2104 Switch Tools main
window. When you select this command, the Recover Switch window appears.
In the window, select the correct computer network device that is attached to the ring
and click
Recover Now
. The below
Connecting…
message appears when the recovery
begins and will close when recovery is complete.
Prioritizing Your Network Traffic
With priority queuing, critical applications can get the network performance that they
deserve through priority tagging. Once priority queuing is configured, low-priority data
will not interfere with your time-critical data. You can prioritize network traffic to achieve
the performance that time-sensitive data demands.
A conventional switch, by default, forwards all messages such that no message will get
special treatment over others. To optimize the network throughput of time-sensitive data,
there must be a way to prioritize messages.
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