Port Configuration - IMC Networks IE-MiniFiberLinX-II Operation Manual

Port Configuration

Serial/Telnet sessions display port status as well as allowing configuration of some port
features. Type port and press Enter to be taken to the Port screen. From this screen,
view the port speed, duplex and link status.
--------------------- Port Status Values -------------------------
Optics Data
Link Status Up Down
Link Lost Cntr 0 0
Duplex Status Full Half
Port Speed 100 Mbits 10 Mbits
Flw -100- --10- Flw -100- --10-
Partner Capable N N N N N N N N N N
FDX HDX FDX HDX FDX HDX FDX HDX
--------------------- Port Control Settings ------------------------
Data
Port Enable Enabled
Admin Status Up
Port Speed Ctrl Autoneg.
Advertise Ctrl Advert All
Advertise FlowC Adv Flow
Force FlowCtrl Flow Auto
Unit FlowControl Dis. FlowC
Use Arrow Keys To Move Cursor. Press Space Bar To Change Value.
Press RETURN To Set New Value. Press Q Or F4 To Exit.
The Port screen contains the following commands:
Port Enable - Enable/Disable the port. (Select Enable to enable the port.)
Admin Status - Set Administration level. (Select UP to enable the port.)
Port Speed Ctrl - Set the port manually or for Auto-Negotiation.
Advertise Ctrl - This is the Selective Advertising feature. Selective Advertising, when
used in combination with Auto-Negotiation, advertises the
configured speed and duplex mode for the twisted pair ports. Auto-
Negotiation must be enabled for Selective Advertising.
Selective Advertising must be used when connecting to a device that
Auto-Negotiates and a specific speed and duplex mode is desired.
Advertise FlowC and Force FlowCtrl - This is the Flow Control feature.
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When using Flow Control functionality on any port, enable Global Flow Control.
Then, configure each port individually.
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When using Auto-Negotiation and Flow Control, set Advertise FlowC to
Advertise Flow and set Force FlowCtrl to Flow Auto.
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Set Advertise FlowC to No Flow to disable Flow Control on a given port.
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When using Flow Control and Force Mode on a given port, set Advertise FlowC
to Advertise Flow and set Force FlowCtrl to Frc FlowCt.
Both settings must be enabled to enable the port.
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