3.1.6 CONFIGURING THE ETHERNET PORTS
The switch comes with default port settings that should allow you to connect to the Ethernet
Ports without any necessary configuration. Should there be a need to change the name of the
ports, negotiation settings or flow control settings, you can do this in the Port Configuration
menu. Access this menu by selecting Setup from the Main menu, and then selecting Main
Settings.
Port Name: Each port in the managed switch can be identified with a custom name. Specify
a name for each port here.
Admin: Ports can be enabled or disabled in the managed switch. For ports that are
disabled, they are virtually non-existent (not visible in terms of switch operation or
spanning tree algorithm). Choose to enable or disable a port by selecting Enabled or
Disabled, respectively.
Negotiation: All copper ports and gigabit fiber ports in the managed switch are capable of
auto negotiation such that the fastest bandwidth is selected. Choose to enable auto-
negotiation or use fixed settings. 100Mbps Fiber ports are Fixed speed only.
Speed/Duplex/Flow Control: The managed switch accepts three local area network
Ethernet Standards. The first standard, 10BASE-T, runs 10Mbps with twisted pair Ethernet
cable between network interfaces. The second local area network standard is 100BASE-T,
which runs at 100Mbps over the same twisted pair Ethernet cable. Lastly, there is
100BASE-F, which enables fast Ethernet (100Mbps) over fiber.
These options are available:
10h–10 Mbps, Half Duplex
10f –10 Mbps, Full Duplex
100h–100 Mbps, Half Duplex
100f –100 Mbps, Full Duplex
1000f–1000 Mbps, Full Duplex
On managed switches with gigabit combination ports, those ports with have two rows, a
standard row of check boxes and a row labeled "SFP" with radio buttons. The SFP setting
independently sets the speed at which a transceiver will operate if one is plugged in. Otherwise,
the switch will use the fixed Ethernet port and the corresponding settings for it.
When 100f is selected for the SFP of a gigabit combination port, the corresponding fixed Ethernet jack will be
disabled unless it is changed back to 1000F.
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