Allied Telesis AT-S79 manual Admin Operation Port Duplex Operation

AT-S79 Management Software User’s Guide

The following prompt is displayed:

Select port number to be changed>

Port number is in range from 1 to 9, 0 to set all ports

8.Enter the number of the port you want to change, or type 0 (zero) to apply the settings to all ports on the switch.

The following prompt is displayed:

Set point-to-point for port n >(A/T/F)

This parameter defines whether the port is functioning as a point-to- point port. The possible settings are Auto, True, and False. For an explanation of this parameter, refer to “Point-to-Point and Edge Ports” on page 111.

9.Enter A for Auto, T for True, or F for False, according to the operating status your network requires, following the guidelines in Table 6.

Table 6. RSTP Point-to-Point Status

Admin	Operation	Port Duplex Operation
Auto	True	Full
	False	Half
True	True	Full or Half
False	False	Full or Half

10.Type M to select Restart Port Migration. The following prompt is displayed:

Select port number to be changed>

11.Enter the number of the port you want to change. The following prompt is displayed:

Restart the protocol migration process for port n? (Y/N)

This parameter resets an RSTP port, allowing it to send RSTP BPDUs. When an RSTP bridge receives STP BPDUs on an RSTP port, the port transmits STP BPDUs. The RSTP port continues to transmit STP BPDUs indefinitely.

12.Enter T for True or F for False.

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