D-Link DWS-3160-24TC Reference Manual page 13

DWS-3160 Series Gigabit Ethernet Unified Switch Web UI Reference Guide
To configure switch ports:
1. Choose the port or sequential range of ports using the From Port and To Port drop-down menus.
2. Use the remaining drop-down menus to configure the parameters described below:
The fields that can be configured are described below:
Parameter
From Port / To Port
State
Speed/Duplex
Figure 5-3 Port Settings window
Description
Use the drop-down menu to select the port range to be configured.
Toggle the State field to either enable or disable a given port or group of ports.
Toggle the Speed/Duplex field to select the speed and full-duplex/half-duplex state of the
port. Auto denotes auto-negotiation among 10, 100 and 1000 Mbps devices, in full- or
half-duplex (except 1000 Mbps which is always full duplex). The Auto setting allows the
port to automatically determine the fastest settings the device the port is connected to
can handle, and then to use those settings. The other options are 10M Half, 10M Full,
100M Half, 100M Full, 1000M Full_Master, 1000M Full_Slave, and 1000M Full. There is
no automatic adjustment of port settings with any option other than Auto.
The Switch allows the user to configure three types of gigabit connections; 1000M
Full_Master, 1000M Full_Slave, and 1000M Full. Gigabit connections only support full
duplex connections and take on certain characteristics that are different from the other
choices listed.
The 1000M Full_Master and 1000M Full_Slave parameters refer to connections running
a 1000BASE-T cable for connection between the Switch port and other device capable
of a gigabit connection. The master setting (1000M Full_Master) will allow the port to
advertise capabilities related to duplex, speed and physical layer type. The master
setting will also determine the master and slave relationship between the two connected
physical layers. This relationship is necessary for establishing the timing control between
the two physical layers. The timing control is set on a master physical layer by a local
source. The slave setting (1000M Full_Slave) uses loop timing, where the timing comes
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