Port Description Settings - D-Link Xstack DES-3528 Series Reference Manual

xStack® DES-3528/DES-3552 Series Layer 2 Managed Stackable Fast Ethernet Switch Web UI Reference Guide
Flow Control
Address Learning
MDIX
Medium Type
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Port Description Settings

The Switch supports a port description feature where the user may name various ports.
To view the following window, click System Configuration > Port Configuration > Port Description Settings, as
shown below:
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
from a data stream received from the master. If one connection is set for 1000M
Full_Master, the other side of the connection must be set for 1000M Full_Slave. Any
other configuration will result in a link down status for both ports.
Displays the flow control scheme used for the various port configurations. Ports
configured for full-duplex use 802.3x flow control, half-duplex ports use backpressure
flow control, and Auto ports use an automatic selection of the two. The default is
Disabled.
Enable or disable MAC address learning for the selected ports. When Enabled,
destination and source MAC addresses are automatically listed in the forwarding table.
When address learning is Disabled, MAC addresses must be manually entered into the
forwarding table. This is sometimes done for reasons of security or efficiency. See the
section on Forwarding/Filtering for information on entering MAC addresses into the
forwarding table. The default setting is Enabled.
Auto - Select auto for auto sensing of the optimal type of cabling.
Normal - Select normal for normal cabling. If set to the normal state, the port is in MDIX
mode and can be connected to a PC NIC, using a straight-through cable, or a port (in
MDIX mode) on another switch through a cross-over cable.
Cross - Select cross for cross cabling. If set to the cross state, the port is in MDI mode,
and can be connected to a port (in MDIX mode) on another switch through a straight
cable.
If configuring the Combo ports, this defines the type of transport medium to be used.
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