POEGEM12T2SFP User Manual

3-2-2. Port Configuration

The Port Configuration section allows the administrator to Enable or Disable a port, turn auto negotiation on or off for a particular port and also force the speed and duplex settings of each port. The administrator can also Enable or Disable the flow control settings for each port.

Fig. 3-14

Function Name:

Port Configuration

Function Description:

Allows the Administrator to manually enable or disable a port, disable auto-negotiation and force the speed of a port and also allow flow control to be enabled or disabled for each port.

Parameter Description:

Port No:

Displays every port on the switch, if the port is paired with another port you will see that port 11 and port 11b will be displayed. You will notice that one of the paired ports will be greyed out depending on the port being used.

State:

Shows whether the port is enabled or disabled, if Enabled traffic can be transmitted and received from that port, if Disabled no traffic can be passed through this port. If a cable is plugged into a port and the port is set to disabled the link light will become active but no data will pass through that port.

Default: Enabled

Mode:

Is used to set the speed and duplex settings for a particular port. If Auto is displayed the port is running in auto-negotiation mode. If you are connecting to a

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