Smartports
How the Smartport Feature Works
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• Port number
• Smartport type
• The line number of the failed CLI command in the macro
When a Smartport macro fails on an interface, the status of the interface is set to 
Unknown. The reason for the failure can be displayed in the Interface Settings 
page, Show Diagnostics popup. 
After the source of the problem is determined and the existing configuration or 
Smartport macro is corrected, you must perform a reset operation to reset the 
interface before it can be reapplied with a Smartport type (in the Interface 
Settings, Edit page). See the workflow area in Common Smartport Tasks section 
for troubleshooting tips.
How the Smartport Feature Works
You can apply a Smartport macro to an interface by  the Smartport type 
associated with the macro. Because support is provided for Smartport types 
which correspond to devices which do not allow themselves to be discovered via 
CDP and/or LLDP, these Smartport types must be statically assigned to the 
desired interfaces. This can be done by navigating to the Smartport Interface 
Settings page, selecting the radio button of the desired interface, and clicking edit. 
Then select the Smartport type you want to assign and adjust the parameters as 
necessary before clicking apply.
There are two ways to apply Smartport macro by Smartport type to an interface:
• Static Smartport
The user manually assigns a Smartport type to an interface. The 
corresponding Smartport macro is applied to the interface. You can 
manually assign a Smartport type to an interface from the 
Smartport 
Interface Settings
 Page.
• Auto Smartport
When a device is detected from an interface, the Smartport macro, if any, 
that corresponds to the Smartport type of the attaching device is 
automatically applied. Auto Smartport is enabled by default globally, and at 
the interface level.