Asante Technologies 6000 Series - Manual (Page 36)

Management
Page 4-14
Enabling or Disabling a Port
The enabling or disabling of a port is a manual operation that can be
used to isolate network devices possibly causing problems on the net-
work. It can also be used to prevent unauthorized use of a port or sta-
tion.
To enable or disable a port:
1
Click PortCtrl.
You do not need to select any particular item on the front-
panel image.
The Port Control table appears, similar to Figure 4-9.
Figure 4-9 Port Control table
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Note: For a description of each field, see “Port
Ctrl” on page 5-19.
2
Select the port to be enabled or disabled by clicking
once on the port’s row.
3
Click Modify.
The “Modify Dialog” box appears.
4
Open the State drop-down menu and select Enable
(to enable the port) or Disable (to disable the port).
5
Click Apply.
The port’s state is modified. Click Refresh to view updated
information.
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