Chapter 4
Configuration Using the Web-based Utility
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Business Series Smart Gigabit Ethernet Switch
Reactivate Suspended Port If the port has been
suspended, select this checkbox to reactivate the port.
Operational Status (Read-only) Displays whether the
port is operational or non-operational.
Admin Speed Use this to manually set the port’s
configured transmission rate in Mbps. You can select 10M,
100M, or 1000M (Gigabit ports only). Before you change
this setting, make sure that Auto Negotiation is disabled.
Current Port Speed (Read-only) The port’s current rate
in Mbps.
Admin Duplex The port’s duplex mode, either Full or
Half.
Current Duplex Mode (Read-only) The port’s current
duplex mode.
Auto Negotiation Select Enable (default) or Disable
to enable or disable Auto-Negotiation on the port. Auto-
Negotiation allows a port to advertise its transmission rate,
duplex mode, and flow control settings to other ports.
Current Auto Negotiation (Read-only) The port’s current
Auto-Negotiation status.
Admin Advertisement Select the speed(s) and duplex
mode(s) that the port will advertise. The available speeds
are determined by the port type. The following capabilities
are supported.
Max Capability The port advertises all speeds and
duplex mode settings.
10 Half The port advertises 10 Mbps half-duplex
operation.
10 Full The port advertises 10 Mbps full-duplex
operation.
100 Half The port advertises 100 Mbps half-duplex
operation.
100 Full The port advertises 100 Mbps full-duplex
operation.
1000 Full (Gigabit ports only) The port advertises
1000 Mbps full-duplex operation.
Current Advertisement (Read-only) The speed
and duplex mode settings that the port is currently
advertising.
Neighbor Advertisement (Read-only) The speed and
duplex mode settings that the neighbor port (the port to
which the selected port is connected) is advertising. If the
port has no neighbor port, this field displays “Unknown.”
Back Pressure Select Enable or Disable (default) to
enable or disable Back Pressure mode on the port.
Current Back Pressure (Read-only) The current Back
Pressure mode on the port.
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Flow Control Select Enable or Disable to manually
enable or disable flow control, or select Auto-Negotiation
for automatic selection of flow control on the port.
Current Flow Control (Read-only) The current flow
control setting.
MDI/MDIX Select the port’s MDI/MDIX type, either MDI,
MDIX, or Auto (automatically detect type). The MDI
setting is used if the port is connected to an end station.
The MDIX setting is used if the port is connected to a hub
or another switch.
Current MDI/MDIX (Read-only) The port’s current MDI/
MDIX type.
LAG (Read-only) The LAG to which this port belongs, if
the port is a LAG member.
Click Save to save the settings and leave the screen open.
Click Save & Close to save the settings and close the
screen. Click Close to close the screen without saving the
settings.
Port Management > Link Aggregation
You can create multiple links between devices that work
as one virtual, aggregate link. This is known as a Link
Aggregrated Group (LAG). LAGs offers a dramatic increase
in bandwidth for network segments where bottlenecks
exist, as well as providing a fault-tolerant link between two
devices. You can create up to eight LAGs on the Switch.
Each LAG can contain up to eight ports.
Port Management > Link Aggregation
LAG The LAG number (1-8).
Description The user-defined description for the LAG.
Admin Status The administrative status of the interface.
To change it, select Up to enable the interface, or Down
to disable it.
Type Indicates if a LAG has been manually configured
(static) or dynamically set through LACP.
Link Status Displays the status of the link.