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700 Series Software Manual v2.1
Main Menu> Set-Up> Port Configuration
On this page, you can set up the port characteristics related to link operations. All of the
parameters on this page are toggle settings. To change, or toggle, between options, press Ctrl-M to
move the curser to the ports field and simply press the space bar when the appropriate option is
highlighted. To modify ports 17 to 26, you must tab through ports 1 to 16. The comments field is
available for you to enter a description of the port.
Figure 4-12: Port Configuration
Port. The port number on the switch.
Name. The name of the port. This is a user-defined label.
Link. Indicates if the port is Up or Down.
On/Off. Indicates if the port is enabled or disabled by the Administrator.
Admin field. Allows you to Enable or Disable the port.
State field. The State field displays the Spanning Tree State of the port (Blocking, Listening,
Learning, Forwarding, or Disabled). You can only observe the status of the ports; you cannot
modify this field. The Spanning Tree Protocol controls this field.
Rate/Duplex field. Indicates the speed and duplex for the port. The possible entries are
Auto-negotiation (Auto); 10 Mbps half duplex (10M Half); 10 Mbps full duplex (10M Full); 100
Mbps half duplex (100M Half); or 100 Mbps full duplex (100M Full).
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