NETGEAR XS712T-100NES Switch User Manual


 
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XS712T Smart Switch
Interface Naming Convention
The switch supports physical and logical interfaces. Interfaces are identified by their type and
the interface number. All the physical ports are as follows:
Port
s 1–10. Copper ports that operate at 100MB, 1G, or 10G.
Port
s 11–12. Combo ports that can act as 100M/1G/10G copper ports or 1G/10G SFP+
ports.
The number of the port is identified on the front panel. You can configure the logical
interfa
ces by using the software. The following table describes the naming convention for all
interfaces available on the switch.
Table 3. Interface naming conventions
Interface Description Example
Physical The physical ports include 10 gigabit ports and are
numbered sequentially starting from one using the following
format: xgX. xg stands for 10G port and X is the port
number.
xg1, xg2, xg3
Link aggregation group (LAG) LAG interfaces are logical interfaces that are only used for
bridg
ing functions.
l1, l2, l3
CPU management interface This is the internal switch interface responsible for the
switch b
ase MAC address. This interface is not
configurable and is always listed in the MAC Address
Table.
c1