xStack® DGS-3620 Series Managed Switch Web UI Reference Guide
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among 10, 100 and 1000 Mbps devices, in full- or half-duplex (except 1000 Mbps which
is always full duplex). The
Auto
setting allows the port to automatically determine the
fastest settings the device the port is connected to can handle, and then to use those
settings. The other options are
10M Half
,
10M Full,
100M Half
,
100M Full
,
1000M
Full_Master
,
1000M Full_Slave, and 1000M Full
. There is no automatic adjustment of
port settings with any option other than
Auto
.
The Switch allows the user to configure two types of gigabit connections;
1000M
Full_Master
, and
1000M Full_Slave
which refer to connections running a 1000BASE-T
cable for connection between the Switch port and other device capable of a gigabit
connection. The master
setting (
1000M Full_Master)
will allow the port to advertise
capabilities related to duplex, speed and physical layer type. The master
setting will also
determine the master and slave relationship between the two connected physical layers.
This relationship is necessary for establishing the timing control between the two
physical layers. The timing control is set on a master
physical layer by a local source.
The slave
setting (
1000M Full_Slave)
uses loop timing, where the timing comes from a
data stream received from the master. If one connection is set for
1000M Full_Master
,
the other side of the connection must be set for
1000M Full_Slave
. Any other
configuration will result in a link down status for both ports.
Capability
Advertised
When the
Speed/Duplex
is set to
Auto
, these capabilities are advertised during auto
negotiation.
Flow Control
Displays the flow control scheme used for the various port configurations. Ports
configured for full-duplex use 802.3x flow control, half-duplex ports use backpressure
flow control, and Auto ports use an automatic selection of the two. The default is
Disabled.
Connection
Here the current connection speed will be displayed.
MDIX
Auto
- Select auto for auto sensing of the optimal type of cabling.
Normal
- Select normal for normal cabling. If set to normal state, the port is in MDI mode
and can be connected to a PC NIC using a straight-through cable or a port (in MDI
mode) on another switch through a cross-over cable.
Cross
- Select cross for cross cabling. If set to cross state, the port is in MDIX mode, and
can be connected to a port (in MDI mode) on another switch through a straight cable.
Address Learning
Enable or disable MAC address learning for the selected ports. When
Enabled
,
destination and source MAC addresses are automatically listed in the forwarding table.
When address learning is
Disabled
, MAC addresses must be manually entered into the
forwarding table. This is sometimes done for reasons of security or efficiency. See the
section on Forwarding/Filtering for information on entering MAC addresses into the
forwarding table. The default setting is Enabled.
Medium Type
If configuring the Combo ports, this defines the type of transport medium to be used.
Auto Negotiation
Use the drop-down menu to specify the auto-negotiation configuration.
Restart An
– Select to restart the auto-negotiation process
Remote Fault Advertisedt
- The remote fault advertisement option will be configured.
Click
the
Apply
button to implement changes made.
Click the
Refresh
button to refresh the display section of this page.
Port Description Settings
The Switch supports a port description feature where the user may name various ports.
To view the following window, click
System
Configuration > Port Configuration > Port Description Settings
, as
show below:
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