The Port Configuration Menu screen (shown here), allows you to view or
change the following values for each of the 24 10/100 ports:
• Link Status - (On/Off) This value is automatically determined by the
Switch and cannot be changed by the user. If there is a successful connec-
tion to the Switch through that port, the Link Status will be On. The sta-
tus will be Off if there is no connection through that port.
• Admin Status - (Enabled/Disabled) Under Admin Status, each port can
be completely disabled or enabled. Disabling a port turns the port off,
making it inoperable. Any port that you wish to make a connection
through must be enabled. To change the value, highlight the desired port
under Admin Status and press the Space Bar key. This will toggle back
and forth between the options of Enabled and Disabled. Once you have
made your choice, press the Enter key. You will receive a message in the
white status bar near the bottom of the screen that indicates whether or not
the change was accepted. The default setting for this value is Enabled.
• Auto Negotiate - (Enabled/Disabled) The Auto Negotiate function, when
enabled, allows the Switch to automatically determine the speed of the
connection of that port and adjust to it. When it is disabled, that port will
operate according to the settings determined by the user. To change the
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value, highlight the desired port under Auto Negotiate and press the Space
Bar key. This will toggle back and forth between the options of Enabled
and Disabled. Once you have made your choice, press the Enter key.
You will receive a message in the white status bar near the bottom of the
screen that indicates whether or not the change was accepted. The default
setting for this value is Enabled.
• Speed/Duplex Current - This value is automatically determined by the
Switch and cannot be changed by the user. The value will reflect the cur-
rent speed and duplex negotation of the port.
• Speed/Duplex Config (10HDX, 10FDX, 100TX-HDX, 100TX-FDX) -
Configuring this value determines the speed and duplex at which the port
will operate, if the port has not been configured to Auto Negotiate. If the
port has been configured to Auto Negotiate, the speed would be deter-
mined by the Switch, but this setting will still affect the duplex operation
of the port. To change the value, highlight the desired port under
Speed/Duplex Config and press the Space Bar key. This will toggle back
and forth between the 4 different options. Once you have made your
choice, press the Enter key. You will receive a message in the white status
bar near the bottom of the screen that indicates whether or not the change
was accepted. The default setting for this value is 100TX-FDX.
• Flow Control - (On/Off) This setting determines whether or not the Switch
will be handling flow control. When set to On, the Switch will manage
data transfer to avoid overflow. When set to Off, there is either no flow
control, or it is managed by other hardware or software. To change the
value, highlight the desired port under Flow Control and press the Space
Bar key. This will toggle back and forth between the options of On and
Off. Once you have made your choice, press the Enter key. You will
receive a message in the white status bar near the bottom of the screen that
indicates whether or not the change was accepted. The default setting for
this value is Off.
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e:: The settings for the two Gigabit ports are
slightly different than those of the 24 10/100 ports.
See the next page for information concerning the
settings and values of these two ports.
