User Manual

Configure Switching Information
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M6100, M5300, and M7100 Series Managed Switches
8. Use Port Description to enter the description string to be attached to a port.
It can be up to 64 characters in length.
The following table describes the nonconfigurable information displayed on the screen.
View Port Transceiver Information
You can view the transceiver information for all fiber ports in the box.
 To view port transceiver information:
1. Prepare your computer with a static IP address in the 169.254.100.0 subnet, for
example, 169.254.100.201.
2. Connect an Ethernet cable from an Ethernet port on your computer to an Ethernet port on
the switch.
3. Launch a web browser.
4. Enter the IP address of the switch in the web browser address field.
The default IP address of the switch is 169.254.100.100.
The Login screen displays.
5. Enter the user name and password.
The default admin user name is admin and the default admin password is blank, that is,
do not enter a password.
6. Click the Login button.
Table 108. Port Description
Field Description
Port Selects the interface for which data is to be displayed or configured.
MAC Address The physical address of the specified interface.
PortList Bit Offset The bit offset value that corresponds to the port when the MIB object
type PortList is used to manage in SNMP.
ifIndex The interface index associated with the port.