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GSS Series User Manual
Alloy Computer Products Pty Ltd Copyright ©2007
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3.3 Port
3.3.1 Status
The Port Status section allows the administrator to view the current status of each port. The
port status screen tells us the type of media being used, whether the link is active or not,
whether the port is active or not, if it is using auto negotiation, what speed the port is running
at and whether flow control is enabled.
Fig 3.6
Port: Is the physical port of the switch.
Port Name: Displays the name of the port if it’s been configured in the port
configuration section.
Media: Displays TP for a copper port and Fibre for a fibre port.
Link: Displays the link status of the port, either up or down.
State: Displays the state of the port, either enabled or disabled.
Auto Nego. Displays whether Auto-Negotiation is enabled or disabled.
Speed/Duplex: Displays the speed and duplex settings of the port.
Flow Control: Displays whether flow control has been enabled or disabled for both
transmit and receive.