Port Management
Configuring Link Aggregation
Cisco Small Business 200 1.1 Series Smart Switch Administration Guide  87
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- 100 Half—100 Mbps speed and Half Duplex mode.
- 100 Full—100 Mbps speed and Full Duplex mode.
- 1000 Full—1000 Mbps speed and Full Duplex mode.
• Operational Advertisement—Displays the capabilities currently published 
to the port’s neighbor. The possible options are those specified in the 
Administrative Advertisement field.
• Neighbor Advertisement—Displays the capabilities advertised by the 
neighboring device (link partner).
• Back Pressure—Select the Back Pressure mode on the port (used with Half 
Duplex mode) to slow down the packet reception speed when the switch is 
congested. It disables the remote port, preventing it from sending packets 
by jamming the signal.
• Flow Control—Enable or disable 802.3x Flow Control, or enable the auto-
negotiation of Flow Control on the port (only when in Full Duplex mode).
• MDI/MDIX—the Media Dependent Interface (MDI)/Media Dependent 
Interface with Crossover (MDIX) status on the port. 
The options are:
- MDIX—Select to swap the port's transmit and receives pairs.
- MDI—Select to connect this switch to a station by using a straight 
through cable. 
- Auto—Select to configure this switch to automatically detect the correct 
pinouts for the connection to another device. 
• Operational MDI/MDIX—Displays the current MDI/MDIX setting.
• Member in LAG—Displays the LAG, if the port is a member of a LAG; 
otherwise this field is left blank.
STEP  6 Click Apply. The Port Settings are modified, and the Running Configuration file is 
updated.
Configuring Link Aggregation
This section describes how to configure LAGs. It contains the following topics: