Port Description; Port Error Disabled - D-Link DGS-3200 Series User Manual

Learning 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.
Medium Type If configuring the Combo ports, this defines the type of transport medium to be used, whether
Copper or Fiber.
Click Apply to implement the new settings on the Switch.

Port Description

The Switch supports a port description feature where the user may name various ports on the Switch. To assign names to various
ports, click Configuration > Port Configuration > Port Description to view the following window:
Use the From Port and To Port pull-down menu to choose a port or range of ports to describe. Users may then enter a description
for the chosen port(s).
If configuring the Combo ports, the Medium Type defines the type of transport medium to be used, whether Copper or Fiber.
Click Apply to set the descriptions in the Port Description window.

Port Error Disabled

The following window will display the information about ports that have had their connection status disabled, for reasons such as
storm control or link down status. To view this window, click Configuration > Port Configuration > Port Error Disabled.
The following parameters are displayed:
Parameter
Port
Port State
Connection Status
DGS-3200 Series Layer 2 Gigabit Ethernet Managed Switch
Figure 6- 10. Port Description window
Figure 6- 11. Port Error Disabled window
Description
Displays the port that has been error disabled.
Describes the current running state of the port, whether enabled or disabled.
This field will read the uplink status of the individual ports, whether enabled or disabled.
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