Asante Technologies 5212 user manual Port Parameter Settings

	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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