System information

Port Management

Configuring Ports

Cisco Small Business 200 Series Smart Switch Administration Guide 74

NOTE To change the status of a Giga port from 10 Half/100 Half to 1000 Full, change the

duplex mode to Full and then change the Administrative Port speed to 1000.

• Operation Advertisement—Displays the capabilities currently published to

the port’s neighbor to start the negotiation process. The possible options are

those specified in the Administrative Advertisement field.

• Back Pressure—Select the Back Pressure mode on the port (used with Half

Duplex mode) to slow down the packet reception rate when the switch is

congested. It disables the remote port, preventing it from sending packets

by jamming the medium.

• Flow Control—Enable or disable 802.3x Flow Control, or enable the auto-

negotiation of Flow Control on the port (only when in Full Duplex mode).

• MDI/MDIX—the Media Dependent Interface (MDI)/Media Dependent

Interface with Crossover (MDIX) status on the port. The switch ports are

wired by following the Telecommunications Industry Association standards.

The options are:

- MDIX—Select to connect this switch to hubs and switches by using a

straight through cable. This switch swaps its transmit and receives pairs,

so that this switch can be connected with another switch or a hub by

using a straight through cable.

- MDI—Select to connect this switch to a station by using a straight

through cable.

- Auto—Select to configure this switch to automatically detect the correct

pinouts for the connection to another device. If the other device supports

AutoMDX and the parameter is set to Auto, typically the devices

negotiate the pinouts, based on the type of cable connecting the devices

and the transmit and receive pinout configuration on each port.

• Operational MDI/MDIX—Displays the current MDI/MDIX setting.

• Member in LAG—Displays the LAG, if the port is a member of a LAG.

STEP 6 Click Apply. The Port Settings are modified, and the switch is updated.

Configuring another port by selecting the desired port from the Port field at the top

of the Edit Port Setting Page.