Asante Technologies 5212 - Manual (Page 73)

Configuring Port Parameters
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Table 5-7 Port Parameter Settings
Setting Description
Port Number The number of the port for which information is
displayed.
Port Connection The administrative status of the port’s connection
(enabled or disabled)
Note: If the port is disabled, the port will not
receive any packets, even if the port’s Link Status is
ON.
Link Status The status of the port.
Displays On if a network device is properly
connected to the selected port and is powered on;
displays Off if there is no network device
connected to the port.
Port Auto-Negotiation
Ability
The auto-negotiation ability of the selected port.
Port Speed Manually determines the speed of the selected port.
The 10Base-T ports are only capable of transmitting
at 10Mbps; the 10/100TX port and an installed
Asanté MII module (except 10Base-FL) can be set to
transmit at 100Mbps.
Important! If you manually change the port speed
on a port, auto-negotiation for the port is
automatically disabled.
Link Mode The port’s link mode (either half or full duplex).
Note: You can set any of the IntraSwitch 5212’s
ports (including any of the 12 10Base-T ports) to full
duplex mode.
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