Port Basic Configuration; Ethernet Port Configuration; Combo Port Configuration; Initially Configuring A Port - 3Com 4500 Configuration Manual

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Port Basic Configuration

When performing basic port configuration, go to these sections for information you are interested in:

Ethernet Port Configuration

Ethernet Port Configuration Example
Troubleshooting Ethernet Port Configuration
Ethernet Port Configuration

Combo Port Configuration

Introduction to Combo port
A Combo port can operate as either an optical port or an electrical port. Inside the device there is only
one forwarding interface. For a Combo port, the electrical port and the corresponding optical port are
TX-SFP multiplexed. You can specify a Combo port to operate as an electrical port or an optical port.
That is, a Combo port cannot operate as both an electrical port and an optical port simultaneously.
When one is enabled, the other is automatically disabled.
Configuring Combo port state
Follow these steps to configure the state of a Combo port:
Enter system view
Enter Ethernet port view
Enable a specified Combo port
In case of a Combo port, only one interface (either the optical port or the electrical port) is active at a
time. That is, once the optical port is active, the electrical port will be inactive automatically, and vice
versa.

Initially Configuring a Port

Follow these steps to initially configure a port:
To do... Use the command...
system-view
interface interface-type
interface-number
undo shutdown
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Remarks
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Optional
By default, of the two ports in
a Combo port, the one with a
smaller port ID is enabled.