Configuring Port Parameters

Table 5-7 Port Parameter Settings

 

 

 

Setting

Description

 

 

 

 

Port Number

The number of the port for which information is

 

displayed.

Port Connection

The administrative status of the port’s connection

 

(enabled or disabled)

 

Note: If the port is disabled, the port will not

 

receive any packets, even if the port’s Link Status is

 

ON.

Link Status

The status of the port.

 

Displays On if a network device is properly

 

connected to the selected port and is powered on;

 

displays Off if there is no network device

 

connected to the port.

Port Auto-Negotiation

The auto-negotiation ability of the selected port.

Ability

 

 

Port Speed

Manually determines the speed of the selected port.

 

The 10Base-T ports are only capable of transmitting

 

at 10Mbps; the 10/100TX port and an installed

 

Asanté MII module (except 10Base-FL) can be set to

 

transmit at 100Mbps.

 

Important! If you manually change the port speed

 

on a port, auto-negotiation for the port is

 

automatically disabled.

Link Mode

The port’s link mode (either half or full duplex).

 

Note: You can set any of the IntraSwitch 5212’s

 

ports (including any of the 12 10Base-T ports) to full

 

duplex mode.

 

 

 

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