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Field name	Description
Network
Network Name	Name of the network
Enabled	Displays the current state of the network as enabled (checked) or
	disabled (unchecked)
Status	Displays the current status of the network
PID	Shows whether the PID is on or off for the port
Color	A network can have a user-selected color to group and identify the
	network within VCM.
Labels	A network can have up to 16 user-defined labels to group and identify
	the network within VCM.
Advanced Network Settings	If checked, displays additional selections for advanced network settings
Smart Link (on page 87)	Shows whether Smart Link is enabled (checked) or disabled (unchecked)
Private Network ("Private Networks" on	Shows whether this network is designated (checked) or not designated
page 87)	(unchecked) as a private network
Enable VLAN Tunneling ("VLAN	Shows whether VLAN tunneling is enabled (checked) or disabled
Tunneling Support" on page 87)	(unchecked)
External Uplink Ports
Shared Uplink Set/External VLAN	These options are only available if there are shared uplink sets defined.
ID/Native VLAN	For more information, see “Shared uplink sets and VLAN tagging (on
	page 86)."
Port	Network port locations (enclosure, bay, and port numbers)
Port Role	Applicable when Failover Connection Mode is selected. The port can be
	designated as Primary or Secondary.
Port Status	Shows the link status, link speed, and connectivity of the port. If the port
	is unlinked and no connectivity exists, the cause is displayed. For more
	information about possible causes, see "Port status conditions (on page
	274)."
Connector Type	Displays the type of connector on the port; for example, RJ-45
Connected To	If the port is connected to a switch that supports LLDP, the switch LLDP
	system name or management IP address. A link is provided to obtain
	more information about the far-end switch port.
PID	When selected, this option sets/clears the port identifier color as blue on
	the VC E-net module to aid in the location of the specific uplink. The PID
	status for the overall network also appears.
Speed/Duplex	Pull-down menu to specify the speed and duplex (where applicable) of
	the uplink port
Connection Mode	Displays whether connection mode is set to Auto or Failover.
LACP Timer	Displays duration of the LACP timer.
Network Access Groups	Displays the Network Access Groups that include this network.

The following table describes the available actions in the Edit Ethernet Network screen. Clicking another link in the pull-down menu or left navigation tree causes current edits that have not been applied to be lost.

Task	Action
Modify network color	Select a color from the Color pull-down menu.
Modify network label	Type a label in the Labels field, and then press Enter. A network can have
	up to 16 labels. Labels cannot contain spaces and are limited to 24
	characters.

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