Port configuration

Command: /cfg/port <port number>

[Port 1 Menu]

 

speed

- Set link speed and force full duplex mode

fctl

- Set flow control

auto

- Set auto negotiation

name

- Set port name

ena

- Enable port

dis

- Disable port

cur

- Display current port configuration

 

 

This menu enables you to configure settings for individual switch ports. This command is enabled by default.

NOTE: Port 19 is a port for switch management interface (interface 256). Cross-link ports (17-18) are not available on the SmartPanel software.

The following table describes the Port Configuration Menu options.

Table 80 Port Configuration Menu options

Command

Description

speed 101001000any

Sets the link speed. Not all options are valid on all ports. The choices

 

include:

 

10 Mb/s

 

100 Mb/s

 

1000 Mb/s

 

“any,” for automatic detection (default)

 

Note: Ports 1-16 are set to 1000 Mb/s, and cannot be changed.

fctl rxtxbothnone

Sets the flow control. The choices include:

 

Receive (rx) flow control

 

Transmit (tx) flow control

 

Both receive and transmit flow control (default)

 

No flow control

auto onoff

Enables or disables auto-negotiation for the port. The default is

 

enabled.

name <1-64 characters>none

Set the port name.

ena

Enables the port.

dis

Disables the port. To temporarily disable a port without changing its

 

configuration attributes, see the “Operation Menu” section.

cur

Displays current port parameters.

Spare Ports Group configuration

Command: /cfg/spgroup

[Spare Ports Group Menu]

addport

-

Add ports to the group

cur

-

Display current group configuration

Use these menu options to set unused ports to Spare Ports Group. Set the ports, which Port Group 1-5 do not contain, to Spare Ports Group.

The following table describes the Spare Ports Group Configuration menu options.

Table 81 Spare Ports Group Configuration menu options

Command

Description

add

<port number>

Adds the specified port to Spare Ports Group.

cur

 

Displays the current Spare Ports Group configuration.

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