Configuring the Management Port

Figure 42 Management Port Default Gateway

Elements of Figure 42:

1ETEP

2Router

3Management workstation

About auto-negotiation

The default setting for the ETEP enables auto-negotiation, which negotiates the link speed, duplex setting, and flow control. Use the autoneg command if the device that the ETEP connects to from a particular port does not support auto-negotiation or flow control.

It is important to configure the ETEP and the other device the same way. Both devices should either auto- negotiate or be set manually to the same speed and duplex mode. Having one device set manually and the other auto-negotiate can cause problems that make the link perform slowly. When manually setting the ETEP link speed, configure the speed and duplex mode to match that of the other device.

On the management port, the ETEPs can negotiate to the following link speeds:

Table 21 Link speeds on the management port

Link speed

Duplex mode

Auto-negotiate

Fixed Speed

 

 

All ETEPs

All ETEPs

10 Mbps

Half-duplex

 

 

 

 

10 Mbps

Full-duplex

 

 

 

 

100 Mbps

Half-duplex

 

 

 

 

100 Mbps

Full-duplex

 

 

 

 

To configure the management port:

1At the command prompt, type configure to enter configuration mode.

2At the config> prompt, type management-interface.

3Assigning an IPv4 address to the management port is mandatory. To set the management port IPv4 address, mask, and gateway, type

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Black Box EncrypTight Enforcement Point (ETEP), ET1000A, ET0010A About auto-negotiation, Link speeds on the management port

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