Ethernet Ports
RS400 97 ROS™ v3.5
Port
Synopsis: 1 to maximum port number
Default: 0
The port number as seen on the front plate silkscreen of the switch.
Name
Synopsis: Any 15 characters
Default: Not installed
A descriptive name that may be used to identify the device conected on that port.
Media
Synopsis: { 100TX, 10FL, 100FX, 1000X, 1000T }
The type of the port media.
State
Synopsis: { Disabled, Enabled }
Default: Enabled
Disabling a port will prevent all frames from being sent and received on that port. Also, when
disabled link integrity pulses are not sent so that the link/activity LED will never be lit. You may
want to disable a port for troubleshooting or to secure it from unauthorized connections.
AutoN
Synopsis: { Off, On }
Default: On
Enable or disable IEEE 802.3 auto-negotiation. Enabling auto-negotiation results in speed and
duplex being negotiated upon link detection; both end devices must be auto-negotiation
compliant for the best possible results. 10Mbps and 100Mbps fiber optic media do not support
auto-negotiation so these media must be explicitly configured to either half or full duplex. Full
duplex operation requires that both ends are configured as such or else severe frame loss will
occur during heavy network traffic
Speed
Synopsis: { Auto, 10M, 100M, 1G }
Default: Auto
Speed (in Megabit-per-second or Gigabit-per-second). If auto-negotiation is enabled, this is the
speed capability advertised by the auto-negotiation process. If auto-negotiation is disabled, the
port is explicitly forced to this speed mode.
AUTO means advertise all supported speed modes.
Dupx
Synopsis: { Auto, Half, Full }
Default: Auto
Duplex mode. If auto-negotiation is enabled, this is the duplex capability advertised by the auto-
negotiation process. If auto-negotiation is disabled, the port is explicitly forced to this duplex
mode.
AUTO means advertise all supported duplex modes.
Flow Control
Synopsis: { Off, On }
Default: Off
Flow Control is useful for preventing frame loss during times of severe network traffic. Examples
of this include multiple source ports sending to a single destination port or a higher speed port
bursting to a lower speed port.