RuggedCom RS400 manual Media, State, AutoN, Speed, Dupx

Ethernet Ports

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.

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