PoE Port Schedule
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Status
Indicates whether the interface is currently capable of routing IP packets (Up) or cannot route
packets (Down). For the status to be Up, the routing mode and administrative mode for the
interface must be enabled. Additionally, the interface must have an IP address and be
physically up (active link).
Routing Mode
The administrative mode of IP routing on the interface.
Admin Mode
The administrative mode of the interface. If an interface is administratively disabled, it cannot
forward traffic.
State
The state of the interface, which is either Active or Inactive. An interface is considered active
if the link is up, and the interface is in a forwarding state.
Link Speed Data Rate
The physical link data rate of the interface.
IP Address Configuration
Method
The method to use for configuring an IP address on the interface, which can be one of the
following:
None – No address is to be configured.
Manual – The address is to be statically configured. When this option is selected you can
specify the IP address and subnet mask in the available fields.
DHCP – The interface will attempt to acquire an IP address from a network DHCP
server.
DHCP Client Identifier
The DHCP Client Identifier (Option 61) is used by DHCP clients to specify their unique
identifier. DHCP servers use this value to index their database of address bindings. This value
is expected to be unique for all clients in an administrative domain. The Client Identifier string
will be displayed beside the check box once DHCP is enabled on the port on which the Client
Identifier option is selected. This web page will need to be refreshed once this change is
made.
IP Address
The IP address of the interface. This field can be configured only when the selected IP
Address Configuration Method is Manual. If the method is DHCP, the interface attempts to
lease an IP address from a DHCP server on the network, and the IP address appears in this
field (read-only) after it is acquired. If this field is blank, the IP Address Configuration Method
might be None, or the method might be DHCP and the interface is unable to lease an address.
Subnet Mask
The IP subnet mask for the interface (also known as the network mask or netmask). This field
can be configured only when the selected IP Address Configuration Method is Manual.
MAC Address
The burned-in physical address of the interface. The format is six two-digit hexadecimal
numbers separated by colons, for example 00:06:29:32:81:40.
IP MTU
The largest IP packet size the interface can transmit, in bytes. The IP Maximum Transmission
Unit (MTU) is the maximum frame size minus the length of the Layer 2 header.
Bandwidth
The configured bandwidth on this interface. This setting communicates the speed of the
interface to higher-level protocols.
Encapsulation Type
The link layer encapsulation type for packets transmitted from the interface, which can be
either Ethernet or SNAP.
Forward Net Directed
Broadcasts
Determines how the interface handles network-directed broadcast packets. A network-
directed broadcast is a broadcast directed to a specific subnet. If this option is selected,
network directed broadcasts are forwarded. If this option is clear, network directed broadcasts
are dropped.
Proxy ARP
When this option is selected, proxy ARP is enabled, and the interface can respond to an ARP
request for a host other than itself. An interface can act as an ARP proxy if it is aware of the
destination and can route packets to the intended host, which is on a different subnet than the
host that sent the ARP request.
Local Proxy ARP
When this option is selected, local proxy ARP is enabled, and the interface can respond to an
ARP request for a host other than itself. Unlike proxy ARP, local proxy ARP allows the
interface to respond to ARP requests for a host that is on the same subnet as the host that
sent the ARP request. This feature is useful when a host is not permitted to reply to an ARP
request from another host in the same subnet, for example when using the protected ports
feature.
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