What is a Smartport

A Smartport is a port or LAG that has a Smartport macro applied to it. A Smartport macro usually consists of configurations that when applied to an interface will provide the required network access and quality of services to support a specific type of device. Obviously, the network access and QoS requirements of a port connected to an IP phone is different than the configurations of a port connected to a printer which is different than a port connected to a router and Access Point (AP).