GE Multinet 4 - Ethernet Tasks; Ports; Ports: Settings

CHAPTER 4: SYSTEM ADMINISTRATION SYSTEM ADMINISTRATION
MULTINET4 MULTI-PORT SERIAL SERVER & MANAGED SWITCH – INSTRUCTION MANUAL 4–45
4.4 Ethernet Tasks
The following subsections describe the tasks that you can perform using the screens of the
Ethernet Switching branch.
4.4.1 Ports
The Ports screens enable you to configure ports and to view port status and statistics.
4.4.1.1 Ports: Settings
This screen enables you to configure the system’s Ethernet ports.
FIGURE 4–28: Ethernet: Ports: Settings
Table 4–28:: Ethernet: Ports: Settings describes the fields you can view and edit in the Ports:
Settings form.
Table 4–28: Ethernet: Ports: Settings
Field Name Field Value
Port ID: Uniquely identifies a physical, labeled interface on the exterior
of the product chassis. The Port ID string should exactly match
the physical labeling scheme.
Port Name: A user-configurable name for the port. This may be any
arbitrary text string up to 16 printable ASCII characters. This
field is “Ethernet-X” by factory default.