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Asante Technologies 6200 User Manual

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Console Management

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2

Select the port to be enabled or disabled by
typing

s, entering the port’s number, and

pressing

Return

.

3

Type

e to toggle the port’s connection to

enabled

or

disabled

, as desired.

The port’s status is changed. The new status
is displayed at the top of the screen next to
Port Status:

.

Configuring Duplex Mode

Full duplex mode allows a port to transmit and receive at
the same time.

Important! To use full duplex mode, the
device to which the port is connected must sup-
port and be configured for full duplex mode.

Note: To configure a port for duplex mode,
first disable auto-negotiation, as described in
the next section.

1

Open the Port Management Menu by typing
p on the Configuration Menu.

2

Select the port to be configured for full
duplex mode by typing

s, entering the port’s

number, and pressing

Return

.

3

Type

d to toggle the port’s duplex mode half to

full, or full to half.

The port’s mode is changed and is displayed
at the top of the screen next to

Link Status

.

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