Setting Basic Port Configuration

The Port Setting page displays the global and per port setting of all the ports. This page enables you to select and configure the desired ports from the Edit Port Setting page.

To configure port settings:

  1. Click Port Management > Port Setting. The Port Setting page opens.
  2. Select Jumbo Frames to support packets of up to 10 Kb in size. If Jumbo Frames is not enabled (default), the system supports packet size up to 1,632 bytes.
  3. Click Apply to update the global setting.
  4. Jumbo frames configuration changes take effect only after the Running Configuration is explicitly saved to the Startup Configuration File using the Copy/ Save Configuration page, and the switch is rebooted.

  5. To update the port settings, select the desired port, and click Edit. The Edit Port Setting page opens.
  6. Modify the following parameters:
    • Interface--Select the port number.
    • Port Description--Enter the port user-defined name or comment.
    • Port Type--Displays the port type and speed. The possible options are:
      • Copper Ports--Regular, not Combo, support the following values: 10M, 100M, and 1000M (type: Copper).
      • Combo Ports Copper--Combo port connected with copper CAT5 cable, supports the following values: 10M, 100M, and 1000M (type: ComboC).
      • Combo Fiber--SFP Fiber Gigabit Interface Converter Port with the following values: 100M and 1000M (type: ComboF).

    NOTE     SFP Fiber takes precedence in Combo ports when both ports are being used.

    • Administrative Status--Select whether the port should be Up or Down when the switch is rebooted.
    • Operational Status--Displays whether the port is currently Up or Down.
    • Reactivate Suspended Port--Select to reactivate a port that has been suspended. There are numerous ways that a port can be suspended, such as through the locked port security option, dot1x single host violation, loopback detection, or STP loopback guard. The reactivate operation brings the port up without regard to why the port was suspended.
    • Auto-Negotiation--Select to enable auto-negotiation on the port. Auto-negotiation enables a port to advertise its transmission speed, duplex mode, and Flow Control abilities to the port link partner.
    • Operational Auto-Negotiation--Displays the current auto-negotiation status on the port.
    • Administrative Port Speed--Configure the speed of the port. The port type determines which the available speeds. You can designate Administrative Speed only when port auto-negotiation is disabled.

    NOTE     To change the status of a Giga port from 10 Half/100 Half to 1000 Full, change the duplex mode to Full and then change the Administrative Port speed to 1000.

    • Operational Port Speed--Displays the current port speed that is the result of negotiation.
    • Administrative Duplex Mode--Select the port duplex mode. This field is configurable only when auto-negotiation is disabled, and the port speed is set to 10M or 100M. At port speed of 1G, the mode is always full duplex. The possible options are:
      • Full--The interface supports transmission between the switch and the client in both directions simultaneously.
      • Half--The interface supports transmission between the switch and the client in only one direction at a time.
    • Operational Duplex Mode--Displays the port’s current duplex mode.
    • Auto Advertisement--Select the capabilities advertised by auto-negotiation when it is enabled. The options are:
      • Max Capability--All port speeds and duplex mode settings can be accepted.
      • 10 Half--10 Mbps speed and Half Duplex mode.
      • 10 Full--10 Mbps speed and Full Duplex mode.
      • 100 Half--100 Mbps speed and Half Duplex mode.
      • 100 Full--100 Mbps speed and Full Duplex mode.
      • 1000 Full--1000 Mbps speed and Full Duplex mode.
    • Operational Advertisement--Displays the capabilities currently published to the port’s neighbor. The possible options are those specified in the Administrative Advertisement field.
    • Neighbor Advertisement--Displays the capabilities advertised by the neighboring device (link partner).
    • Back Pressure--Select the Back Pressure mode on the port (used with Half Duplex mode) to slow down the packet reception speed when the switch is congested. It disables the remote port, preventing it from sending packets by jamming the signal.
    • Flow Control--Enable or disable 802.3x Flow Control, or enable the auto-negotiation of Flow Control on the port (only when in Full Duplex mode).
    • MDI/MDIX--the Media Dependent Interface (MDI)/Media Dependent Interface with Crossover (MDIX) status on the port.
    • The options are:

      • MDIX--Select to swap the port's transmit and receives pairs.
      • MDI--Select to connect this switch to a station by using a straight through cable.
      • Auto--Select to configure this switch to automatically detect the correct pinouts for the connection to another device.
    • Operational MDI/MDIX--Displays the current MDI/MDIX setting.
    • Member in LAG--Displays the LAG, if the port is a member of a LAG; otherwise this field is left blank.
  7. Click Apply. The Port Settings are modified, and the Running Configuration file is updated.