Asante Technologies 8000 user manual Current Port Settings, Enabling or Disabling a Port

Configuration

Current Port Settings

The current module and port for which statistics are displayed is shown in the top right corner of the Port Configuration Menu. Table 3-7 describes each setting on the Port Configuration Menu.

Setting	Description
Module Number	The number of the module of which the selected port is a mem-
	ber.
Module Type	Code for the type of module: 24-100TX, or 2-GBIC: See
	Figure 3-9 for the full names of each module type.
Port Number	The number of the port for which parameters are shown.
Operating Status	This field displays status symbols for each of the current mod-
	ule’s ports. For details, see the legend in Figure 3-11.
Auto Negotiation	This field displays disabled/enabled symbols for each of the
	current ports. For details, see the legend in Figure 3-11.
Link Speed/Duplex	This field displays speed/duplex setting symbols for each of the
	current ports. For details, see the legend in Figure 3-11.
Port Status	Tells whether the selected port is enabled or disabled.
Link Status	Tells whether the selected port’s link is up or down. ‘Up’ indi-
	cates a network device is connected to the port. ‘Down’ indi-
	cates that either a device isn’t connected or that the device is
	powered down. The port’s link speed and duplex mode are in
	parentheses.
Auto-Neg	Tells whether auto-negotiation is enabled or disabled for the
	selected port, and for which modes, A, B, C, or D. For details,
	see the legend in Figure 3-11.
Link Speed	Tells the speed and duplex mode of the port’s current link.

Table 3-7 Port Configuration Menu settings

Enabling or Disabling a Port

The enabling or disabling of a port is a manual operation that can be used to isolate network devices possibly causing problems on the network or to prevent unauthorized use of a port or station.

To enable or disable a port, use the following procedure.

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