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3. Enter a new name (up to 32 characters long) and click on the Save button.
4. Repeat the above steps for all of the ARCXtend MetroE radios that you want to rename.
MetroE Location
Use this option to enter any unique identifying information about the MetroE node, such as its
location, a contact person’s phone number, and so on. Enter the Metro
Port Configuration
You can configure the Ethernet port on each MetroE node. The screen used to configure ports is
divided into sections. Each port on a radio has its own section.
Enabling and Disabling Ports
The MetroE FX5010 has only one accessible port and it is Port 4. Ports 1, 2 and 3 should be set to
‘‘Disable’’ and Port 4 should be to ‘‘Enable’’.
Class of Service
Since the MetroE FC5010 as only one port, this feature is not used.
You can assign priority settings to specific Ethernet ports to configure the priority levels of these
ports/services. Each port can be assigned a priority of Low, Medium, or High. The default priority
of each port is Low. The priority property is propagated throughout the mesh. In other words, if a
packet exiting from a port is assigned High priority; all other radios on the mesh treat the packet
with a High priority.
This feature is useful for assigning priorities to ports associated with certain applications. For
example, if a certain port is used for Voice over IP or other traffic requiring a low latency, you
might want to assign the port a High priority.
Select the desired priority for a port by clicking on the Priority drop-down menu.
Speed/Duplex
You can configure each Ethernet port for 10 or 100 Mbps speed or for automatic speed
negotiation. Each port can also be configured for full- or half-duplex operation.
To configure a port for auto-negotiation of speed and duplex settings, select Auto-Negotiate
Speed/Duplex.