Smartports
Relationships with Other Features and Backwards Compatibility
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Relationships with Other Features and Backwards
Compatibility
Auto Smartport is enabled by default and may be disabled. Telephony OUI cannot
function concurrently with Auto Smartport, and Auto Voice VLAN. Auto Smartport
must be disabled before enabling Telephony OUI.
Common Smartport Tasks
This section describes some common tasks to setup Smartport and Auto
Smartport.
Workflow1:
To globally enable Auto Smartport on the switch, and to
configure a port with Auto Smartport, perform the following steps:
STEP 1
To enable the Auto Smartport feature on the switch, open the
Smartport >
Properties
page. Set Administrative Auto Smartport to
Enable
or
Enable by Voice
VLAN
.
STEP 2
Select whether the switch is to process CDP and/or LLDP advertisements from
connected devices.
STEP 3
Select which type of devices will be detected in the
Auto Smartport Device
Detection
field.
STEP 4
Click Apply
STEP 5
To enable the Auto Smartport feature on one or more interfaces, open the
Smartport > Interface Settings
page.
STEP 6
Select the interface, and click Edit.
STEP 7
Select Auto Smartport in the Smartport Application field.
STEP 8
Check or uncheck
Persistent Status
if desired.
STEP 9
Click Apply.