Instant EtherFast® Series

Layer 2 Menu

The Layer 2 Menu contains options for port configuration, port mirroring, and port trunking.

Port Configuration - Enables any port, enables/disables flow control, and sets communication mode to auto-negotiation, full duplex, or half duplex.

Mirror Port Configuration - Sets the source and target ports for mir- roring.

Port Trunking Configuration - Specifies ports to group into aggregate trunks.

Static Unicast Address Configuration - Used to manually configure host MAC addresses in the unicast table.

Static Multicast Address Configuration - Used to manually configure host MAC addresses in the multicast table.

Select OK to return to the previous panel.

EtherFast® Layer 3 Management 24-Port 10/100 + 2-Port Gigabit Ethernet Switch

Port Configuration

The Port Configuration screen lets you display or set communication parameters for any port on the Switch, including administrative status, auto- negotiation, default communication speed and duplex mode, as well as flow control in use.

Port (#) - Number of the port.

Link Status - Indicates if the port has a valid connection to an external device.

Admin Status - Allows you to disable a port due to abnormal behavior (e.g., excessive collisions), and then re-enable it after the problem has been resolved.

Auto Negotiate - Enables or disables auto-negotiation for port speed, duplex mode, and flow control.

Default Type - If auto-negotiation is disabled, the port will be set to the indicated speed and duplex mode.

Current Type - Indicates the current speed and duplex mode of each port.

Port Configuration

Flow Control - Used to enable or disable flow control. Flow control can eliminate frame loss by “blocking” traffic from end stations or segments

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Linksys EF1324 manual Layer 2 Menu, Port Configuration