Siemens SCALANCE XB-200 - Page 115

Configuring with Web Based Management
5.4 The "System" menu
SCALANCE XB-200 Web Based Management
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Port Name
Enter a name for the port.
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MAC address
Shows the MAC address of the port.
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Mode Type
From this drop-down list, select the transmission speed and the transmission method of
the port. If you set the mode to "Auto negotiation", these parameters are automatically
negotiated with the connected end device. This must also be in the "Autonegotiation"
mode.
Note
Before the port and partner port can communicate with each other, the settings must
match at both ends.
Note
If the "autonegotiation" fu
nction is disabled, the "MDI/MDI-X" autocrossover function is
also inactive. The use a crossover cable.
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Mode
Shows the transmission speed and the transmission method of the port. The transmission
speed can be 10 Mbps or 100 Mbps. As the transmission mode, you can configure full
duplex (FD) or half duplex (HD).
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Negotiation
Shows whether the automatic configuration of the connection to the partner port is
enabled or disabled.
Note
Turning flow control on/off with autonegotiation
Flow control can only be enabled or disabled if the "autonegotiation" function is turned off.
The function cannot enabled again afterwards.
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Flow Ctrl. Type
Enable or disable flow control for the port.
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Flow Ctrl.
Shows whether flow control is working on this port.
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MTU
Enter the maximum packet size.