How The Smartport Feature Works; Auto Smartport - Cisco Small Business 200 Series Administration Manual

Smartport

How the Smartport Feature Works

When a Smartport macro fails on an interface, the status of the interface is set to Unknown. The reason for
the failure can be displayed in the Interface Settings page, Show Diagnostics popup.
After the source of the problem is determined and the existing configuration or Smartport macro is
corrected, you must perform a reset operation to reset the interface before it can be reapplied with a
Smartport type (in the Interface Settings pages). See the workflow area in
section for troubleshooting tips.
How the Smartport Feature Works
You can apply a Smartport macro to an interface by the Smartport type associated with the macro.
Because support is provided for Smartport types which correspond to devices that do not allow
themselves to be discovered via CDP and/or LLDP, these Smartport types must be statically assigned to
the desired interfaces. This can be done by navigating to the Smartport Interface Settings page, selecting
the radio button of the desired interface, and clicking Edit. Then, select the Smartport type you want to
assign and adjust the parameters as necessary before clicking Apply.
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 corresponding Smartport macro is
applied to the interface. You can manually assign a Smartport type to an interface from the
Smartport Interface Settings Page.
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Auto Smartport

When a device is detected from an interface, the Smartport macro, if any, that corresponds to the
Smartport type of the attaching device is automatically applied. Auto Smartport is enabled by
default globally, and at the interface level.
In both cases, the associated anti-macro is run when the Smartport type is removed from the interface, and
the anti-macro runs in exactly the same manner, removing all of the interface configuration.
Auto Smartport
In order for Auto Smartport to automatically assign Smartport types to interfaces, the Auto Smartport
feature must be enabled globally and on the relevant interfaces which Auto Smartport should be allowed to
configure. By default, Auto Smartport is enabled and allowed to configure all interfaces. The Smartport
type assigned to each interface is determined by the CDP and LLDP packets received on the each
interface respectively.
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