C H A P T E R 3 Standard Configuration

 

Port Mode

Disabling the port

If you disable the port, the devices attached to it cannot use the

 

switch. The MAC address of those devices are removed from the

 

switch’s address table. If those addresses are defined as permanent

 

entries, they are not purged but are unable to use the switch. To dis-

 

able the port:

 

1

Click the port you want to disable.

 

2

Select Port Setup.

 

3

Click Port Mode.

4Click Enable Port.

If there is a check mark in the box, the port is operational. If the box is empty, the port is disabled.

5Click OK.

Disabling auto-negotiationTo disable auto-negotiation, and reset the speed to the values speci- fied in Speed:

1Click the port you want to disable auto-negotiation.

2Select Port Setup.

3Click Port Mode.

4Click Enable Auto-negotiation.

If there is a check mark in the box, the port automatically detects the line-speed and duplex setting. If the box is empty, auto-negotiation is disabled and the port uses the values speci- fied in Duplex and Speed.

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Intel 510T manual Port Mode, Switch. The MAC address of those devices are removed from, Able the port