Port Configuration 3

Speed/Duplex – Allows you to manually set the port speed and duplex mode. (i.e., with auto-negotiation disabled)

Flow Control – Allows automatic or manual selection of flow control.

Autonegotiation (Port Capabilities) – Allows auto-negotiation to be enabled/ disabled. When auto-negotiation is enabled, you need to specify the capabilities to be advertised. When auto-negotiation is disabled, you can force the settings for speed, mode, and flow control.The following capabilities are supported.

-10half - Supports 10 Mbps half-duplex operation

-10full - Supports 10 Mbps full-duplex operation

-100half - Supports 100 Mbps half-duplex operation

-100full - Supports 100 Mbps full-duplex operation

-1000full (Combo ports only) - Supports 1000 Mbps full-duplex operation

(Default: Autonegotiation enabled; Advertised capabilities for 100BASE-TX – 10half, 10full, 100half, 100full; 1000BASE-T – 10half, 10full, 100half, 100full, 1000full; 1000BASE-SX/LX/ZX – 1000full)

Media Type – Media type used for the combo ports 21-24 (SMC8126L2) or 45-48 (SMC8150L2).

(Options: Coppper-Forced, SFP-Forced, or SFP-Preferred-Auto; Default: SFP-Preferred-Auto)

Trunk – Indicates if a port is a member of a trunk. To create trunks and select port members, see 3-80.

Note: Auto-negotiation must be disabled before you can configure or force the interface to use the Speed/Duplex Mode or Flow Control options.

Web – Click Port, Port Configuration or Trunk Configuration. Modify the required interface settings, and click Apply.

Figure 3-50 Port/Trunk Configuration

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SMC Networks SMC8150L2 manual Port/Trunk Configuration