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4.3
GUI Port Description:
The Port Description panel shows 24-ports. On the PoE Midspans that have 8 or 16-ports, the port
numbers higher than the system port count will be shaded grey and disabled. Each section specifies
the individual port descriptions for the system.
Figure 22: Port Description
Changes to the port configuration in this section can be enacted when the user clicks the “S
end
Port Control
” button. It will send the port information to the μP for 24-Ports. Please allow the GUI 10
seconds to refresh when this action is taken.
Port Description
– Click “Edit” to edit/change the description of the port. Click “OK” to set description
on the GUI screen. If you click “Cancel”, the previous description will be set for that particular port.
Click “Send Port Control” to send the descriptions to the system. To make this permanent, the user
must click “Save Parameters to Flash.”
Enable
– This check box can administratively enable or disable the selected port. If “Enable/Disable
All Port” check box is selected, all ports will be enabled. Initially, the check box is not checked, but
by default all ports are enabled.
Click “Send Port Control” to send the command to the system. To
make this permanent, the user must click “Save Parameters to Flash.”
If “
Detect Legacy Signature
” check box is selected, all ports are enabled and the firmware will try
to detect legacy devices. By default, legacy detection is disabled. The message in
blue
states that
the “
Legacy Detect is Enabled
” (Figure 16).
Click “Send Port Control” to send the command to the
system. To make this permanent, the user must click “Save Parameters to Flash.”
