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Chapter 4 Configuration Using the Web-based Utility

Reactivate Suspended Port  If the port has been suspended, select this checkbox to reactivate the port.

Operational Status  (Read-only) Displays whether the port is operational or non-operational.

Admin Speed  Use this to manually set the port’s configured transmission rate in Mbps. You can select 10M, 100M, or 1000M (Gigabit ports only). Before you change this setting, make sure that Auto Negotiation is disabled.

Current Port Speed  (Read-only) The port’s current rate in Mbps.

Admin Duplex  The port’s duplex mode, either Full or Half.

Current Duplex Mode  (Read-only) The port’s current duplex mode.

Auto Negotiation  Select Enable (default) or Disable to enable or disable Auto-Negotiation on the port. Auto- Negotiation allows a port to advertise its transmission rate, duplex mode, and flow control settings to other ports.

Current Auto Negotiation  (Read-only) The port’s current Auto-Negotiation status.

Admin Advertisement  Select the speed(s) and duplex mode(s) that the port will advertise. The available speeds are determined by the port type. The following capabilities are supported.

•Max Capability  The port advertises all speeds and duplex mode settings.

•10 Half  The port advertises 10 Mbps half-duplex operation.

•10 Full  The port advertises 10 Mbps full-duplex operation.

•100 Half  The port advertises 100 Mbps half-duplex operation.

•100 Full  The port advertises 100 Mbps full-duplex operation.

•1000 Full  (Gigabit ports only) The port advertises

1000 Mbps full-duplex operation.

Current Advertisement  (Read-only) The speed and duplex mode settings that the port is currently advertising.

Neighbor Advertisement  (Read-only) The speed and duplex mode settings that the neighbor port (the port to which the selected port is connected) is advertising. If the port has no neighbor port, this field displays “Unknown.”

Back Pressure  Select Enable or Disable (default) to enable or disable Back Pressure mode on the port.

Current Back Pressure  (Read-only) The current Back Pressure mode on the port.

Flow Control  Select Enable or Disable to manually enable or disable flow control, or select Auto-Negotiationfor automatic selection of flow control on the port.

Current Flow Control  (Read-only) The current flow control setting.

MDI/MDIX  Select the port’s MDI/MDIX type, either MDI, MDIX, or Auto (automatically detect type). The MDI setting is used if the port is connected to an end station. The MDIX setting is used if the port is connected to a hub or another switch.

Current MDI/MDIX  (Read-only) The port’s current MDI/ MDIX type.

LAG  (Read-only) The LAG to which this port belongs, if the port is a LAG member.

Click Save to save the settings and leave the screen open. Click Save & Close to save the settings and close the screen. Click Close to close the screen without saving the settings.

Port Management > Link Aggregation

You can create multiple links between devices that work as one virtual, aggregate link. This is known as a Link Aggregrated Group (LAG). LAGs offers a dramatic increase in bandwidth for network segments where bottlenecks exist, as well as providing a fault-tolerant link between two devices. You can create up to eight LAGs on the Switch. Each LAG can contain up to eight ports.

Port Management > Link Aggregation

LAG  The LAG number (1-8).

Description  The user-defined description for the LAG.

Admin Status  The administrative status of the interface. To change it, select Up to enable the interface, or Down to disable it.

Type  Indicates if a LAG has been manually configured (static) or dynamically set through LACP.

Link Status  Displays the status of the link.

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