Choose a module in the System Module Map.
Choose a module in the System Module Map.

Port Configuration

1 Access the Port Configuration Menu by typing p in the Configuration Menu.

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3 To select the port you want to enable or disable, type s, n, or p in the Basic Port Configuration Menu.

4 To toggle the port’s connection to either enabled or dis- abled status, type t.

The port’s status is changed immediately, and it is reflected in the Port Configuration Menu’s Port Status indication and the Operating Status symbol for the port.

Configuring Auto-Negotiation

Auto-negotiation is a feature of the Fast Ethernet standard that enables two devices on a common segment to communicate their transmission speed capabilities. This feature allows the devices to determine and use their highest common speed and best communication parameters.

IImportant: By default, all of the ports are set to Auto Negotiation, as shown in Figure 3-10.

To enable auto-negotiation, or return to manual-setting mode, use the following procedure.

1 Access the Port Configuration Menu by typing p in the Configuration Menu.

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3 To select the port for which you want to set the auto- negotiation mode, in the Basic Port Configuration Menu, type

s, n, or p.

4 To toggle the port’s auto-negotiation mode to Enabled or to return it to Manual, type u.

The Auto Negotiation status changes immediately, and is displayed on the Auto Negotiation line near the top of the Port Configuration Menu.

IImportant: If you change the status of the port from Man- ual to Enabled you must type r to restart auto-negotiation.

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Asante Technologies 8000 user manual Configuring Auto-Negotiation