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Port Discovery (Copper)
Port Discovery provides detailed information about supported Ethernet speeds
and the PoE status on the switch port used.
Figure 52 - Port detection
The NetXpert XG2 displays the Ethernet speed of the current connection and the
other advertised speeds of the port.
The device performs a PoE evaluation on the port, which can also be performed
as a single function {
Run PoE only
selection}. The operating mode, polarity, PoE
standard and the performance class are displayed. A voltage load test is also
performed to ensure reliable PoE under load conditions.
At the bottom of the screen SNR margin of each pair is also displayed.
Port Discovery results can be saved in PDF format.