8-Port or 16-Port 10-Gigabit/Multi-Gigabit Smart Managed Plus Switch
Manage and Monitor the Switch
User Manual
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Use the ProSAFE Plus Utility to enable loop detection
To enable loop detection:
1.
Connect your computer to the same network as the switch.
You can use a WiFi or wired network connection, or connect directly to a switch that is
off-network using an Ethernet cable.
2.
Double-click the
ProSAFE Plus Utility
icon.
The Switch Selection page displays a list of Web Managed switches that it discovers on
the local network.
3.
Select the switch.
If you do not see the switch, click the
REFRESH
button.
4.
Click the
APPLY
button.
You are asked to enter the password for the switch.
5.
Enter the switch’s password in the
password
field.
The switch’s default password is
password
.
The Switch Status page displays.
6.
Select
System > Management > Loop Detection
.
The Loop Detection page displays.
7.
Select the
Enable
radio button.
8.
Click the
APPLY
button.
Your settings are saved.
Manage Energy Efficient Ethernet and other
power saving options
With the power saving options you can manage the IEEE 802.3az Energy Efficient Ethernet
(EEE) function, cable length power saving, and link-up and link-down power saving:
•
EEE
. Combines the Energy Efficient Ethernet (EEE) 802.3 MAC sublayer with the
100BASE-TX, 1000BASE-T, and 10GBASE-T physical layers to support operation in low
power idle (LPI) mode. When LPI mode is enabled, systems on both sides of the link can
disable portions of their functionality and save power during periods of low link utilization.
The setting of the administrative mode is either Enable or Disable. The default setting is
Disable.