Port LEDs

Port LEDs

The IntraSwitch has five rows of LEDs. The following table

 

 

states their color and meaning:

 

 

 

Table 3-1 Port LEDs

 

 

 

 

 

 

LED

Color

Meaning

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

100Mbps

green

10/100TX port or an installed MII expansion port is

 

 

 

operating at 100Mbps speed.

 

 

 

Note: These LEDs only function with ports capable of

 

 

 

operating at 100Mbps speed (i.e., the 10/100TX port or

 

 

 

an installed 10/100 MII module).

 

Max Util

amber

The corresponding port’s receive buffer is full

 

 

 

(maximum utilization).

 

 

 

Note: It is normal to see these LEDs light when the

 

 

 

network is in a state of moderate-to-heavy activity.

 

FDP/Col

amber

Indicates full duplex mode on the 10/100TX port or on

 

 

 

an installed MII expansion port.

 

 

 

Indicates a collision at the switching port for those

 

 

 

ports operating in half-duplex mode.

 

 

 

Note: Full duplex means that a port can transmit and

 

 

 

receive at the same time.

 

 

 

Note: Collision is indicated only on those ports

 

 

 

operating in half duplex mode.

 

Data

green

Traffic activity is occurring on the port (transmit [TX]

 

 

 

or receive [RX]).

 

 

 

Note: During heavy traffic periods, this LED may be lit

 

 

 

continuously.

 

Link

green

A node or other network device is properly connected

 

 

 

to the corresponding port.

 

 

 

 

 

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Asante Technologies 5324 user manual Port LEDs

5324 specifications

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