Smartport Type Settings

Use the Smartport Type Settings page to configure the macros associated with Smartport types.

By default, each Smartport type is associated with a pair of built-in Smartport macros. One is to apply the configurations, and the other (anti-macro) is to remove the configurations. Alternatively, you can associate your own pair of user- defined macros with customized configurations to a Smartport type. User- defined macros can be prepared only through CLI. You should refer to the CLI reference guide for details.

From the Port Type Setting page, you can also preset the macro parameter values to be used by Auto Smartport when it applies the macro to an interface

  1. Click Smartport > Smartport Type Settings. The Smartport Type Settings page opens.
  2. To view the Smartport macro associated with a Smartport type, select a Smartport type and click View Macro Source.
  3. To modify the parameters of a macro or assign a user-defined macro, select a Smartport type and click Edit. The Edit Port Type Settings page opens.
  4. Enter the fields.
    • Port Type--Select a Smartport type.
    • Macro Name--Displays the name of the Smartport macro currently associated with the Smartport type.
    • Macro Type-- Select whether the pair of macro and anti-macro associated with this Smartport type is built-in or user-defined.
    • User-defined Macro-- If desired, select the user-defined macro that is to be associated with the selected Smartport type. The macro must have already been paired with an anti-macro.

    Pairing of the two macros are by name, and are described in the section for Smartport Macro.

    • Macro Parameters--You can restore the default parameter values by clicking Restore Defaults, or manually change the values of the parameters. The values will be used by Auto Smartport when applying the macro.
  5. Click Apply to save the changes. If the Smartport macro and/or its parameter values associated with the Smartport type is modified, Auto Smartport will automatically reapply the macro to the interfaces currently assigned with the Smartport type by Auto Smartport. Auto Smartport will not apply the changes to interfaces that has been statically assigned with the Smartport type by the administrator.

NOTE     There is not a method to validate macro parameters because they do not have a type association. The validation will be executed when there is a macro invoked, and you can click View Macro Source to view the execution results.