Moxa Industrial Smart Ethernet Switch
Management Functions
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Enable
Setting
Description
Factory Default
Checked
Allows data transmission through the port
Checked
Unchecked
Immediately shuts off port access
Media Type
Setting
Description
Factory Default
Media type
Displays the media type for each module’s port
N/A
Description
Setting
Description
Factory Default
Max. 63 characters
Specifies an alias for the port to help administrators
differentiate between different ports. Example: PLC 1
None
Speed
Setting
Description
Factory Default
Auto
Allows the port to use the IEEE 802.3u protocol to negotiate
with connected devices. The port and connected devices will
determine the best speed for that connection.
Auto
100M-Full
Choose one of these fixed speed options if the connected
Ethernet device has trouble auto-negotiating for line speed.
100M-Half
10M-Full
10M-Half
FDX Flow Ctrl
This setting enables or disables flow control for the port when the port’s Speed is set to Auto. The final result
will be determined by the Auto process between the Moxa switch and connected devices.
Setting
Description
Factory Default
Enable
Enables flow control for this port when the port’s Speed is set to
Auto.
Disabled
Disable
Disables flow control for this port when the port’s Speed is set
to Auto.
MDI/MDIX
Setting
Description
Factory Default
Auto
Allows the port to auto-detect the port type of the connected
Ethernet device and change the port type accordingly.
Auto
MDI
Choose MDI or MDIX if the connected Ethernet device has
trouble auto-negotiating for port type.
MDIX
RSTP Settings
The Moxa smart switch supports the standard Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol (RSTP) redundancy mechanism to
increase network and system reliability. Click the RSTP (IEEE 802.1D 2004) section Edit button in the Switch
Panel’s and Profile section to open the settings page to further configure the RSTP protocol. You will also be able
to see an overview of the RSTP status in the first part of the page.
NOTE
RSTP can be enabled by port. For more information about the RSTP concept, see Appendix A.