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:
- 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.
- Select whether the switch is to process CDP and/or LLDP advertisements from attaching devices.
- Select which type of devices will be detected in the Auto Smartport Device Detection field.
- To enable the Auto Smartport feature on one or more interfaces, open the Smartport > Interface Settings page.
- Select the port, and click Edit.
- Select Auto Smartport in the Smartport Application field.
- Check or uncheck Persistent Status as required.
- 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:
- To enable the Smartport feature on the port, open the Smartport > Interface Settings page.
- Select the port, and click Edit.
- Select the Smartport type that is to be assigned to the port in the Smartport Application field.
- Set the macro parameters as required.
- 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:
- Open the Smartport > Smartport Type Settings page.
- Select the Smartport Type.
- Click View Macro Source to view the current Smartport macro that is associated with the selected Smartport Type.
- Click Edit to change the Smartport macro and/or its parameters for the selected Smartport type.
- In the Edit page, modify the fields.
- 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: