Chapter 5: Local Management
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Current Oper. Mode (Read-only)
This field displays the current operating mode of a port. Depending on the
interface installed (100BASE-FX or 100BASE-TX), this field displays
the following:
• 100Base-TX interface – Auto-Neg, Unknown (if there is no link),
10Base-T, 10Base-TFD (full duplex), 100Base-TX, or
100Base-TXFD (full duplex).
• 100Base-FX (multimode or single mode) interface – Unknown (if
there is no link), 100Base-FX or 100Base-FXFD (full duplex).
Desired Oper. Mode (Selectable)
This field allows the user to select the desired operational mode for an
interface.
• FE-100TX Interface – The field toggles between Auto-Neg, 10Base-T,
10Base-TFD (full duplex), 100Base-TX, and 100Base-TXFD (full
duplex). In normal operation, the port with an FE-100TX interface is
capable of auto-negotiating the operational mode and no further user
setup is required. See Section 5.19.2 for more details.
• FE-100FX/F3 Interface – The field toggles between 100Base-FX or
100Base-FXFD (full duplex) operation. Section 5.19.1 describes how
to configure a port with an FE-100FX or FE-100F3 interface.
NOTE
In normal operation, the port with an FE-100TX installed
automatically establishes a link with the device at the other end
of the segment without requiring user setup. However, Local
Management provides the user with the option of manually
configuring that port.