What Is A Smartport; Smartport Types - Cisco Small Business 200 Administration Manual

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What is a Smartport

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There are two ways to apply a Smartport macro by Smartport type to an
interface:
• Static Smartport—You manually assign a Smartport type to an interface.
The result is the corresponding Smartport macro is applied to the interface.
• Auto Smartport—Auto Smartport waits for a device to be attached to the
interface before applying a configuration. When a device is detected from
an interface, the Smartport macro (if assigned) that corresponds to the
Smartport type of the attaching device is automatically applied.
The Smartport feature consists of various components and works in conjunction
with other features on the device. These components and features are described
in the following sections:
• Smartport, Smartport types and Smartport macros, described in this
section.
• Voice VLAN and Smartport, described in the
• LLDP/CDP for Smartport, described in the
Configuring CDP
Additionally, typical work flows are described in the
section.
A Smartport is an interface to which a built-in macro may be applied. These
macros are designed to provide a means of quickly configuring the device to
support the communication requirements and utilize the features of various types
of network devices. The network access and QoS requirements vary if the
interface is connected to an IP phone, a printer, or a router and/or Access Point
(AP).
Smartport types refers to the types of devices attached, or to be attached to
Smartports. The device supports the following Smartport types:
• Printer
sections, respectively.
Cisco Small Business 200 Series Smart Switch Administration Guide
What is a Smartport
Voice VLAN section.
Configuring LLDP and
Common Smartport Tasks
Smartport