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Catalyst 3550 Multilayer Switch Software Configuration Guide
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Chapter3 Getting Started with CMS
Front Panel View
Port Modes and LEDs
The port modes (Tabl e 3-3) determine the type of information displayed through the port LEDs. When
you change port modes, the meanings of the port LED col or s ( Ta ble 3- 4) also change.
Note The bandwidth utilization mode (UTL LED) does not appear on the front-panel images. Select
Reports > Bandwidth Graphs to display the total bandwidth in use by the switch. Refer to the
switch hardware installation guide for information about using the UTL LED.
To select or change a mode, click the Mode button until the desired mode LED is green.
Table3-3 Port Modes
Mode LED Description
STAT Link status of the ports. Default mode.
DUPLX Duplex setting on the ports.
SPEED Speed setting on the ports.
Table3-4 Port LEDs
Port Mode Port LED Color Description
STAT Cyan (off) No link.
Green Link present.
Amber Link fault. Error fr am es ca n a ffect co n ne ctiv it y, and errors su ch a s e xce s sive
collisions, CRC errors, and alignment and jabber errors are monitored for a link-fault
indication.
Port is not forwarding. Port was disabled by management, by an addr ess viol at ion,
or was blocked by Spanning Tree Protocol (STP).
Note After a port is reconfigured, the port LED can re mai n a mbe r f or up to
30 se conds as STP chec ks the switch for possible lo ops.
Brown No link and port is administratively shut down.
DUPLX Cyan (off) Port is operating in half-duplex mode.
Green Port is operating in full-duplex mode.
SPEED Cyan (off) Port is operating at 10 Mbps or no link.
Green Port is operating at 100 Mbps (10/100 ports), 155 Mbps (ATM ports), or 1000Mbps
(fixed Gigabit port).
Blinking green Port is op erat ing a t 10 00 Mbps (10 /100/ 1000 po rt s).