34 CHAPTER 4: CONFIGURING THE SWITCH
Changing a Port’s Settings
If a port is a member of an aggregated link (or trunk),
you will not be able to configure its individual port
settings. All member ports of an aggregated link will
have the same settings, and you can configure these
by clicking the AL link on the Port Configuration
screen. See
“Configuring Trunk Settings” on
page 40.
To change the settings of a port:
1 Under the Port column of the Port Configuration
screen, click the port number that you want to con
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figure. The Port Settings screen appears, as shown in
Figure 13.
Figure 13 Port Settings Screen
2 Configure the port settings. Available options are
listed in
Table 10.
Table 10 Port Setting Options
Option Description
Status ■ Enable – Activates the port
■ Disable – Shuts down or disables the
port
By default, admin setting is set to enable.
Auto Negotiate Autonegotiation, which is enabled by
default, sets the optimum combination of
speed and duplex that can be supported by
both ends of the link. Available options for
autonegotiation include:
■ Enable – Enables autonegotiation for the
port. If autonegotiation is enabled,
options for Speed Duplex are unavail
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able.
■ Disable – Disables autonegotiation for
the port. If autonegotiation is disabled,
you need to set the speed and duplex
mode in Speed Duplex.
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