Panels - D-Link DSS-24 User Manual

DSS-24 10/100 Auto Negotiation Switch User's Guide

Panels

Each panel of the DSS-24 covers eight ports. You will have either two or three
panels. There are no other menus or panels available.
Each panel has four columns: Port, Physical, Flow Control and Link Status.
Port
Port indicates the port number. The ports are numbered on the front panel of the
DSS-24. Remember that the MDI-II Uplink port and port one are connected. If
you are using the uplink port, then port one is in use.
Physical
Physical refers to the physical state of the port. The ports have five states. You
can change the physical state a port is in.
Auto is the default port state. Ports in the Auto state automatically negotiate speed
and duplex mode. Half duplex means that data is being transmitted in one
direction at a time. Full duplex means data is being transmitted and received
simultaneously.
10/Half indicates the port is transmitting and receiving data at 10 Mbps in half
duplex. 10/Full indicates the port is transmitting and receiving data at 10 Mbps in
full duplex.
100/Half indicates the port is transmitting and receiving data at 100 Mbps in half
duplex. 100/Full indicates the port is transmitting and receiving data at 100 Mbps
in full duplex.
Flow Control
The Flow Control can be in one of two states: Enabled, the default state, or
Disabled. Leaving flow control enabled allows the port to apply flow control as
needed. In full duplex mode, IEEE 802.3x, port based flow control is
implemented.
Flow control can only be enabled or disabled on ports in Auto mode. In forced
mode Flow Control is automatically disabled.
Link Status
The Link Status indicates whether the link to other devices is up or down. Link
Down means there is no link to any other device. Ports that do not have devices
connected to them will always show a Link Status of Link Down. Ports with
devices connected will indicate the speed and duplex mode the port is running at.
Managing the DSS-24
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