Fast EtherHub 3500 System User’s Guide

4-26 Configuring the System

Configuring Repeater Ports

If you select the repeater port type (i.e., 1 through 12), the PortConfiguration Menu will open. This menu displays the ID andstack position of the selected hub, and also allows you toenable/disable any repeater port in the selected hub.
Port Configuration
Return to Previous Panel
Hub ID : 1 Position : 1
Port ID Name Type Admin Status Oper Status Link State Partition
1. 100BASE-TX ENABLED ENABLED DOWN NOT PART
2. 100BASE-TX ENABLED DISABLED DOWN NOT PART
3. 100BASE-TX ENABLED ENABLED DOWN NOT PART
4. 100BASE-TX ENABLED ENABLED DOWN NOT PART
5. 100BASE-TX ENABLED ENABLED DOWN NOT PART
6. 100BASE-TX ENABLED ENABLED DOWN NOT PART
7. 100BASE-TX ENABLED ENABLED DOWN NOT PART
8. 100BASE-TX ENABLED ENABLED DOWN NOT PART
9. 100BASE-TX ENABLED ENABLED DOWN NOT PART
10. Steve 100BASE-TX ENABLED ENABLED UP NOT PART
11. 100BASE-TX ENABLED ENABLED DOWN NOT PART
12. 100BASE-TX ENABLED ENABLED DOWN NOT PART
Return to previous panel.
Use arrow keys to move. <Enter> to confirm.
<Ctrl+T> to return to Main Menu.

Figure 4-15 Port Configuration Menu

Menu items are briefly described in the following table.
Field
Description
Hub ID
Hub identifier within the stack.
Position
The physical position in the stack (as determined by its position from the top of the FlexBus chain).
Port ID
Numeric identifier 1~12 or SEM (i.e., SmartExtender Module).
Name
User-defined name for selected port.
Type
Connection type for the repeater Ports 1~12 is 100BASE-TX.
Admin Status
1
Any port may be set by the operator to ENABLED or DISABLED.
Oper Status
1
Reflects the port’s actual status as ENABLED or DISABLED.
Link State
Indicates if the port has a valid connection to an external device.
Partition
Indicates if the port is partitioned
. (Refer to Partition/Disable Indicators in Chapter 5 for a more
detailed description of the reasons a port may be partitioned.)
1 - If the port is set to ENABLED by the administrator, but used as a backup port, Admin Status and Oper Status will differ.

Table 4.11 Port Configuration Menu