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Chapter 4 Configuration Using the Web-based Utility

Port Management

The Port Management tab contains the Port Settings, Link Aggregation, and LACP screens. On the SLM224P and SLM248P only, this tab also contains the PoE Power Settings screen.

Port Management > Port Settings

You use the Port Settings screen to display the speed, duplex mode, and flow control used on specific ports, or use to detect the connection settings used by the attached device. Use the full-duplex mode on ports whenever possible to double the throughput of switch connections. Flow control should also be enabled to control network traffic during periods of congestion and prevent the loss of packets when port buffer thresholds are exceeded. The Switch supports flow control based on the IEEE 802.3x standard.

The information on the Port Settings screen is read-only. To edit this information, click Details to the right of a port’s information to edit that port’s settings using the Port Configuration screen. For detailed information on the Port Configuration screen, refer to the “Port Configuration“ section.

Port Management > Port Settings

The Port Settings screen displays the following information. For information on these settings, refer to the “Port Configuration“ section.

Port  The port number.

Description  The user-defined port description. Administrative Status  The port’s administrative status. Link Status  The port’s operational status.

Speed  The port’s configured rate in Mbps. Duplex  The port’s current duplex mode. MDI/MDIX  The port’s MDI/MDIX type.

Flow Control  The type of flow control currently in use. Type  The port type.

LAG  The LAG to which the port belongs, if the port is a LAG member.

Port Configuration

The Port Configuration screen lets you configure a port. You can enable/disable the interface, and set the port’s capability advertisements, speed, duplex mode, and flow control. To use this screen, click Detail in the Detail column on the Port Settings screen.

Port Management > Port Settings> Port Configuration

The Port Configuration screen contains the following fields (“Read-only” indicates that a field cannot be edited).“

Port  The port number. To edit the information for another port, select the port from the drop-down menu. (Port numbers consist of either “e” for Ethernet, or “g” for Gigabit, followed by the appropriate number.)

Description  The user-defined port description of up to 64 characters. This field is blank by default.

Port Type  (Read-only) The port’s connection type and speed. The types are:

•copper  The port has a copper connection.

•ComboC  The Gigabit port has a copper connection.

•ComboF  The Gigabit port has a fiber optic connection.

The port speed is prefixed onto the type, for example 10M-copperindicates a 10 Mbps copper connection.

Admin Status  The port’s administrative status. Select either Up or Down to enable or disable traffic forwarding through the port.

Current Port Status  (Read-only) The port’s connection status, either Up or Down.

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