High Speed Interface Configuration Menu Screen (6E123-50 Only)
6E123-50 and 6E133-49 User’s Guide
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Advertised Ability (Selectable)
During auto-negotiation, the FE-100TX “tells” the device at the other end
of the segment what its capabilities are. The capabilities of a port (5 or 6)
with an FE-100TX installed are 10BASE-T, 10BASE-TFD (full duplex
mode), 100BASE-TX and 100BASE-TXFD (full duplex mode). In
normal operation the FE-100TX “advertises” that it has the ability to
operate in any mode. The Network Manager may choose to set up the port
so that only a portion of the available capabilities are advertised and the
others are disabled. For example, only 100BASE-TX and
100BASE-TXFD might be enabled so that only devices that operate at
100 Mbps can communicate with that port.
Section 5.21.5
describes how
to enable or disable advertised modes.
5.21.1
Configuring an FE-100FX or FE-100F3
in Port 5 or 6
When an FE-100FX or FE-100F3 is installed in port 5 or 6, it must be
manually set to operate in the same technology as the device at the other
end of the connected segment.
Section 5.21.2
provides instructions for
manually configuring the port with an FE-100FX or FE-100F3 interface.
5.21.2
Setting the FE-100FX and FE-100F3
Operational Mode
Use this field to set the active technology. This field toggles between
100BASE-FX and 100BASE-FXFD (full duplex). To set the active
technology through Local Management, proceed as follows:
1.
Use the arrow keys to highlight the Desired Oper. Mode field.
2.
Use the SPACE bar to select 100Base-FX or 100Base-FXFD (full
duplex).
3.
Press ENTER. The port now operates in the chosen mode.
4.
Use the arrow keys to highlight the SAVE command. Press ENTER.
The message “SAVED OK” displays and Local Management saves
the changes to memory.
