User`s manual

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2 Configuration
2.1 Port Status
This page provides the current link status for all 8 ports.
This page provides the following information:
n Port No. – The specific port on the switch
n Link Status – Show the port link status: Up / Down / Disable
Ø Up – port link is up.
Ø Down – port link is down.
Ø Disable – Traffic will be blocked while the link status is up and the port’s Status option is
“Disable” in Port Configuration page.
n Port Status – Show the port’s Enabled option: Enable / Tx / Rx / Disable
Ø Enable – Enables both packet forwarding (Tx) and receiving (Rx) through the port
Ø Tx – Only enable packet forwarding from this port. Packet receiving is not allowed.
Ø Rx – Only enable packet reception on this port. Packet forwarding is not allowed.
Ø Disable – Block all traffic through this port even when the link status is up.
n Auto-Nego. – Auto negotiation. This will display the negotiation status when the port has link.
Ø Enable – Indicates the port link is up by auto negotiation mode
Ø Disable – Indicates the port link is up by forced mode
NOTE: The switch automatically uses Auto-Negotiation for all 8 COPPER Interfaces.
Only port 7 and 8 can be configured to either Enable or Disable Auto-Negotiation while
using FIBRE media.
n Speed – to show the current link speed (1G / 100M / 10M bps) while the port link is up.