Port Management
Setting the Basic Port Configuration
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• Operational Status—Displays the current port connection status.
• Reactivate Suspended Port—Select to reactivate a port that has been
suspended. There are numerous ways that a port can be suspended, such
as through the locked port security option, Access Control List (ACL)
configurations, BPDUGuard, or Root-Guard.
• Auto-Negotiation—Select to enable auto-negotiation on the port. Auto-
Negotiation enables a port to advertise its transmission rate, duplex mode,
and Flow Control abilities to other devices.
• Operational Auto-Negotiation—Displays the current auto-negotiation
status on the port.
• Administrative Port Speed—Select the configured rate for the port. The
port type determines the speed setting options are available. You can
designate Administrative Speed only when port auto-negotiation
is
disabled.
• Operational Port Speed—Displays the current port speed that is the result
of negotiation.
• Administrative Duplex Mode—Select the port duplex mode. This field is
configurable only when auto-negotiation is disabled, and the port speed is
set to 10M or 100M. The possible options are:
- Full—The interface supports transmission between the switch and the
client in both directions simultaneously.
- Half—The interface supports transmission between the switch and the
client in only one direction at a time.
• Operational Duplex Mode—Displays the port’s current duplex mode that is
the result of negotiation.
• Auto Advertisement—Select the capabilities to be advertised by the port.
The options are:
- Max Capability—All port speeds and duplex mode settings can be
accepted.
- 10 Half—10 Mbps speed and Half Duplex mode.
- 10 Full—10 Mbps speed and Full Duplex mode.
- 100 Half—100 Mbps speed and Half Duplex mode.
- 100 Full—100 Mbps speed and Full Duplex mode.