Port Configuration - D-Link DES-6500 - Switch User Manual

Port Configuration

This section contains information for configuring various attributes and properties for individual physical ports, including port
speed and address learning. Clicking on Port Configurations in the Configuration menu will display the following window for
the user:
Figure 6- 4. Port Configuration and The Port Information Table window
To configure switch ports:
1. Choose the port or sequential range of ports using the From...To... port pull-down menus, and the Unit ID of the Switch
to be configured.
2. Use the remaining pull-down menus to configure the parameters described below:
Parameter Description
State Toggle the State <Enabled> field to either enable or disable a given port or group of ports.
Speed/Duplex Toggle the Speed/Duplex field to either select the speed and duplex/half-duplex state of the
port. Auto denotes auto-negotiation between 10 and 100 Mbps devices, in full- or half-duplex or
1000 Mbps in Full duplex only. The Auto setting allows the port to automatically determine the
fastest settings the device the port is connected to can handle, and then to use those settings.
The other options are Auto, 10M/Half, 10M/Full, 100M/Half and 100M/Full, 1000M/Full_M,
1000M/Full_S and 1000/Full_N. There is no automatic adjustment of port settings with any option
other than Auto.
The Switch allows the user to configure two types of gigabit connections; 1000M/Full_M and
1000M/Full_S. Gigabit connections are only supported in full duplex connections and take on
certain characteristics that are different from the other choices listed.
The 1000M/Full_M (master) and 1000M/Full_S (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_M) 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_S) uses loop timing,
where the timing comes form a data stream received from the master. If one connection is set for
1000M/Full_M, the other side of the connection must be set for 1000M/Full_S. Any other
configuration will result in a link down status for both ports.
Fiber-optic ports are statically set and unchangeable at 1000Mbps in Full-Duplex. The user may
configure these ports to be Auto or 1000Full_N.
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