Chapter 6 Monitoring the Switch

 

 

 

Review the Front Panel View and the LEDs

 

Table 6-2

Port LEDs (continued)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Port Mode

Explanation

 

 

 

 

 

Duplex

In this mode, the port LEDs show the duplex mode (full duplex or half duplex) of the

 

ports.

 

 

 

Note: The 10/100/1000 ports operate only in full-duplex mode.

 

 

 

 

 

Off (dark)

 

No link.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Solid light blue

 

Port is in half-duplex mode.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Solid green

 

Port is in full-duplex mode.

 

 

 

 

Speed

In this mode, the port LEDs show the operating speed (10, 100, or 1000 Mb/s) of the

 

ports.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Off (dark)

 

No link.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Solid light blue

 

10 Mb/s.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Solid green

 

100 Mb/s.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Blinking green

 

1000 Mb/s.

 

 

 

 

PoE

In this mode, the port LEDs show the status of the Power over Ethernet (PoE) ports.

 

 

 

 

 

Off (dark)

 

No power is allocated.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Solid green

 

Power is allocated.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Blinking green and

 

Power is denied to the port because providing power to the

 

amber

 

attached device would exceed the switch power capacity.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Blinking amber

 

Port is disabled due to a fault condition.

 

 

 

 

Smartports

In this mode, each port image shows the applied port role.

 

For information about Smartports, see the Cisco Configuration Assistant online help.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

User Guide for the Catalyst Express 520 Switches

 

 

 

 

 

 

OL-12761-02

 

 

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Cisco Systems 520 manual Port Mode Explanation Duplex, Speed, Smartports