Dell PowerConnect 55xx Systems User Guide
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Down
— Traffic is disabled through the port.
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Current Port Status
— Displays whether the port is currently
operational or non-operational.
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Re-Activate Suspended Port
— Check to reactivate a port if the port
has been disabled through the locked port security option.
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Operational Status
— Displays the port operational status. The
possible options are:
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Suspended
— Port is currently active, and is not receiving or
transmitting traffic.
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Active
— Port is currently active, and is receiving and
transmitting traffic.
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Disable
— Port is currently disabled, and is not receiving or
transmitting traffic.
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Admin Speed
— Select the configured rate for the port. The port type
determines the available speed setting options. You can designate
Administrative Speed only when port auto-negotiation is disabled.
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Current Port Speed
— Displays the actual synchronized port speed
(bps).
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Admin Duplex
— Select the port duplex mode (this is only possible if
Auto Negotiation is not enabled). The options are:
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Full
— The interface supports transmission between the device
and the client in both directions simultaneously.
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Half
— The interface supports transmission between the device
and the client in only one direction at a time.
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Current Duplex Mode
— Displays the synchronized port duplex
mode.
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Auto Negotiation
— Select to enable auto-negotiation on the port.
Auto-Negotiation enables a port to advertise its transmission rate,
duplex mode, and Flow Control abilities to other devices.
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Energy Efficient Ethernet
— Globally enable/disable Energy Efficient
Ethernet and the EEE LLDP advertisement feature.
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Current Auto Negotiation
— Displays the current auto-negotiation
setting.
