Chapter 5

Advanced Configuration

PVE  When a port is a Private VLAN Edge (PVE) port, it bypasses the Forwarding Database and forwards all unicast, multicast, and broadcast traffic to an uplink. Uplinks can be ports or LAGs.

Detail  The Detail button opens the Port Configuration Detail screen.

Port Settings > Port Configuration

Port Settings > Port Configuration

Port  The port number.

Description  User-defined port description. To modify the description, click Detail.

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

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.

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 (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. If using a small-form-factor pluggable (SFP) module, select Disable.

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

Admin Advertisement  Specifies the capabilities to be advertised by the port. Multiple options may be selected or Max Capability can be selected to cover all of the options. The available options are:

•• 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.

NOTE: The SRW248G4 and SRW224G4 offer only the 1000 option on ports G1-G4.

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.

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Linksys SRW2048, SRW248G4, SRW2024, SRW224G4, SRW2016 manual Port Settings Port Configuration

SRW2016, SRW224G4, SRW2024, SRW2048, SRW248G4 specifications

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