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Configuration
2.1
Port Status
This page provides the current link status for all 8 ports.
This page provides the following information:
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Port No. –
The specific port on the switch
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Link Status –
Show the port link status :
Up / Down / Disable
Ø
Up
– port link is up.
Ø
Down
– port link is down.
Ø
Disable
– Traffic will be blocked while
the
link status is up and the port’s
Status
option is
“Disable” in
Port Configuration
page.
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Port Status
– Show the port’s Enabled option:
Enable / Tx / Rx / Disable
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Enable –
Enable s both packet forwarding (Tx) and receiving (Rx) through the port
Ø
Tx –
Only enable packet forwarding from this port. Packet receiving is not allowed.
Ø
Rx –
Only enable packet reception on this port. Packet forwarding is not allowed.
Ø
Disable
– Block all traffic through this port even when the link status is up.
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Auto-Nego.
– Auto negotiation. This will display the negotiation status when the port has link.
Ø
Enable
– Indicates the port link is up by auto negotiation mode
Ø
Disable
– Indicates the port link is up by forced mode
NOTE: The switch automatically uses Auto-Negotiation for all 8 COPPER Interfaces.
Only port 7 and 8 can be configured to either Enable or Disable Auto-Negotiation while
using FIBRE media.
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Speed
– to show the current link speed (
1G / 100M / 10M bps
) while the port link is up.