Interface Settings
Use the Interface Settings page to perform the following tasks:
- Statically apply a specific Smartport type to an interface with interface specific values for the macro parameters.
- Enable Auto Smartport on an interface.
- Diagnose a Smartport macro that fails at an interface.
- Reapply the application of a Smartport macro after it fails on an interface. Before resuming, it is expected the administrator has diagnosed the failure and had made the necessary correction.
- Reapply a Smartport to an interface. In some circumstances, you may want to reapply a Smartport macro so that the configuration at an interface is up to date. For instance, reapply a switch Smartport macro at a switch interface will make the interface port members of the VLANs newly created after the last macro application. You have to be familiar with the current configurations on the switch and the definition of the macro to determine if a reapplication has any impact on the interface.
To apply a Smartport macro:
- Click Smartport > Interface Settings. The Interface Settings page opens.
- Reapply Smartport Macro by Smartport Types
If desired, you can reapply the associated Smartport to all the interfaces that are already assigned with Smartport type switch, router, or wireless APs. Depending on the Smartport macro, reapplication of the macro may make the configuration at the interfaces up to date.
- Reapply Smartport Macro on selected interfaces.
Select the interfaces from the Interface Settings Table that you want to reapply their Smartport macros, and then click the Reapply button.
- Smartport Diagnostic
If a Smartport macro fails at an interface, the Smartport Type of the interface is Unknown. Select an interface with Smartport failures, and click Show Diagnostic which shows the line in the macro where the failure occurs. After correcting the problem, follow the description in the next step to rerun the macro.
- Select an interface where is Smartport macro fails and click Edit. The Edit Interface Type Settings page opens. Click Reset to reset the interface before applying/reapplying Auto Smartport or the desired Smartport type to the interface.
- Click Reset All Unknown Smartports to reset all the ports where their Smartport macros have failed, and then reapply Auto Smartport or the desired Smartport types to the interfaces.
To reset and apply Smartport at an interface:
- Select an interface and click Edit. The Edit Interface Settings page opens.
- Click Reset to reset the interface if its Smartport type is Unknown before applying Auto Smartport or the desired Smartport type to the interface.
- Enter the fields.
- Interface--Select the port or LAG.
- Smartport Type--Displays the Smartport type currentlt assigned with the port/LAG.
- Smartport Application--Select the Smartport type from the Smartport Application pull-down.
- Smartport Application Method-- If Auto Smartport is selected, Auto Smartport will automatically assign the Smartport type based on the advertisement received from the attaching devices as well as apply corresponding Smartport macro. To statically assign a Smartport type and apply the corresponding Smartport macro to the interface, select the desired Smartport type.
- Persistent Status--Select to enable the Persistent status. If enabled, the association of a Smartport type to a port remains even if the interface goes down, or the switch is rebooted. Persistent is applicable only if the Smartport Application of the interface is Auto Smartport. Enabling Persistent at an interface eliminates the device detection delay that otherwise will occur.
- Macro Parameters--This block displays the parameter values of the Smartport macro applied or to be applied to the interface. Modify the parameters only if the interface is not configured with Auto Smartport.
- Reset--If a port is in Unknown status (as a result of an unsuccessful macro application), set it to Default and reapply the last macro that was run on it.
- Click Apply to update the changes and reapply the Smartport macro.