Managing Smart Ports
Configuring Smart ports for Printers
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Forwarding state when the port link is up. Fast Link optimizes the STP protocol 
convergence. STP convergence can take 30-60 seconds in large networks. 
• Spanning Tree BPDU Guard — Indicates if BPDU Guard is enabled on the 
interface.
• QoS Policy — Indicates that the default QoS policy settings are applied to the 
port. The Default policy is voice-map. 
• Macro Description— Indicates the type of device connected to the port. For 
servers, this field is always 
Server.
STEP 6 Select a VLAN in the 
VLAN ID 
dropdown box. 
STEP 7 Click Apply. The Server port settings are saved, and the device is updated. 
STEP 8 Click OK. The 
Smart ports Setting
 page opens.
Configuring Smart ports for Printers
The 
Smart ports Setting Page
 allows network administrators to define settings 
between the device and a printer.
To configure ports using the printer: 
STEP 1 Open the Small Business Pro web application. The web application automatically 
opens to the 
Ports are enabled for the Smart Port wizards by default. However, the 
initial configuration of the Smart Ports wizards can only occur if the Startup 
Configuration file is empty.
STEP 2 Click Smart ports Wizard under Ports on the 
Ports are enabled for the Smart Port 
wizards by default. 
STEP 3 Select a port or range of ports.
STEP 4 Select 
Printer 
in the
 Assign Role dropdown
 box.