Common Smartport Tasks

This section describes some common tasks to setup Smartport and Auto Smartport

Workflow1: To globally enable Auto Smartport, and to configure a port with Auto Smartport, perform the following steps:

  1. To enable the Auto Smartport feature on the device, open the Smartport > Properties page. Set Administrative Auto Smartport to Enable or Enable by Voice VLAN.
  2. Select whether the switch is to process CDP and/or LLDP advertisements from attaching devices.
  3. Select which type of devices will be detected in the Auto Smartport Device Detection field.
  4. To enable the Auto Smartport feature on one or more interfaces, open the Smartport > Interface Settings page.
  5. Select the port, and click Edit.
  6. Select Auto Smartport in the Smartport Application field.
  7. Check or uncheck Persistent Status as required.
  8. Click Apply to save the configuration, the macro will run if it was changed.

Workflow2: To configure a port as a static Smartport, perform the following steps:

  1. To enable the Smartport feature on the port, open the Smartport > Interface Settings page.
  2. Select the port, and click Edit.
  3. Select the Smartport type that is to be assigned to the port in the Smartport Application field.
  4. Set the macro parameters as required.
  5. Click Apply to remove the previous Smartport type and macro, if any, and apply the selected Smartport type and assoicated Smartport macro to the port.

Workflow3: To adjust a Smartport macro and/or its association with a Smartport type, perform the following steps:

  1. Open the Smartport > Smartport Type Settings page.
  2. Select the Smartport Type.
  3. Click View Macro Source to view the current Smartport macro that is associated with the selected Smartport Type.
  4. Click Edit to change the Smartport macro and/or its parameters for the selected Smartport type.
  5. In the Edit page, modify the fields.
  6. Click Apply to rerun the macro if the parameters were changed, or Restore Defaults to restore default parameter values to built-in macros if required.

Workflow4: To rerun a Smartport macro after it has failed, perform the following steps:

  1. In the Interface Settings page, select an interface with Smartport Type Unknown.
  2. Click Show Diagnostics to see the problem.
  3. Correct the problem.
  4. Click Reset to reset the port.
  5. Reapply the Smartport Macro to the port.