Port Setup - ZyXEL Communications MES3500-24S User Manual

8.6 Port Setup

Use this screen to configure Switch port settings. Click Basic Setting > Port Setup in the navigation panel
to display the configuration screen.
Figure 32 Basic Setting > Port Setup
The following table describes the labels in this screen.
Table 14 Basic Setting > Port Setup
LABEL
Port
*
Active
Name
Type
Speed/Duplex
Chapter 8 Basic Setting
DESCRIPTION
This is the port index number.
Settings in this row apply to all ports.
Use this row only if you want to make some settings the same for all ports. Use this row first to set
the common settings and then make adjustments on a port-by-port basis.
Note: Changes in this row are copied to all the ports as soon as you make them.
Select this check box to enable a port. The factory default for all ports is enabled. A port must be
enabled for data transmission to occur.
Enter a descriptive name that identifies this port. You can enter up to 64 alpha-numerical
characters.
Note: Due to space limitation, the port name may be truncated in some web
configurator screens.
This field displays 10/100M for Fast Ethernet connections and 10/100/1000M for Gigabit
connections.
Select the speed and the duplex mode of the Ethernet connection on this port. Choices are Auto,
10M/Half Duplex, 10M/Full Duplex, 100M/Half Duplex, 100M/Full Duplex and 1000M/Full Duplex
(Gigabit connections only).
Selecting Auto (auto-negotiation) allows one port to negotiate with a peer port automatically to
obtain the connection speed and duplex mode that both ends support. When auto-negotiation
is turned on, a port on the Switch negotiates with the peer automatically to determine the
connection speed and duplex mode. If the peer port does not support auto-negotiation or turns
off this feature, the Switch determines the connection speed by detecting the signal on the cable
and using half duplex mode. When the Switch's auto-negotiation is turned off, a port uses the pre-
configured speed and duplex mode when making a connection, thus requiring you to make sure
that the settings of the peer port are the same in order to connect.
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