Asante Technologies 5308F Configure Port Parameters Current Settings, Port Parameter Settings

Configure Port Parameters

Current Settings

Table 5-9 explains each setting on the Port Parameter Menu. For information on using the Port Parameter Menu, see:

❏“Enabling/Disabling a Port” — page 5-24

❏“Configuring Full Duplex” — page 5-24

❏“Configuring Auto-Negotiation” — page 5-25

Table 5-9 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 — the port is enabled and
	can receive and forward packets.
	❏ Disabled — the port is disabled and
	cannot receive any packets (even if
	the port’s Link Status is ON).
Link Status	The status of the port.
	❏ On — a network device is properly
	connected to the selected port and is
	powered on.
	❏ Off — no network device is con-
	nected to the port.
Port Auto-NegotiationThe auto-negotiation ability of the selected port.
Ability
Port Speed	Manually determines the speed of the selected port.
	The 10Base-FL ports are only capable of
	transmitting at 10Mbps; the 10/100TX port and
	installed MII modules (except 10Base-FL) can be set
	to transmit at 100Mbps.
	▲ Important! If you manually change the speed on
	a port, auto-negotiation for that port is
	automatically disabled.

Link Mode

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

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