Configuring interface ports

Use the following procedure to configure one or more interface ports.

Before you begin

You must select one or multiple ports from the Device Physical View tab.

About this task

You can view and configure the configuration for the interface ports on the switch or stack.

Procedure

From the navigation tree, double-click Edit.
In the Edit tree, click Chassis.
In the Chassis tree, click Ports.
In the work area, click the Interface tab.
To select an interface port to edit, click a port row the Index column.
In the port row, double-click the cell in the Name column, type a character name.
In the port row, double-click the cell in the AdminStatus column and select a value from the list.
In the port row, double-click the cell in the LinkTrap column and select a value from the list.
In the port row, double-click the cell in the AutoNegotiate column and select a value from the list.
In the port row, double-click the cell in the AdminDuplex column and select a value from the list.
In the port row, double-click the cell in the AdminSpeed column and select a value from the list.
In the port row, double-click the cell in the FlowControlAdminMode column and select a value from the list.
In the port row, double-click the cell in the AutoNegotiationAdvertisements column and select one or more values from the list.
Repeat steps 5 through 11 to configure additional interface ports.
On the toolbar, click Apply.
To view and verify the current configuration, click Refresh.

Variable definitions

The following table describes configuring interface ports.

Variable	Value
Index	Indicates a unique value assigned to each interface port.
Name	Specifies a name for the port.
Descr	Indicates the description for the port.
Type	Indicates the media type for the port.
Mtu	Indicates the size of the largest packet that can be sent or received, in octets.
PhysAddress	Indicates the MAC address assigned to the port.
AdminStatus	Specifies the current administrative state of the port. Values include: up down All ports start in an up state on a managed system. The AdminStatus changes do down due to administrator action or the configuration information.
OperStatus	Indicates the current operational state of the port. Values include: up — port is ready to transmit and receive traffic down — port is not ready to transmit and receive traffic testing — port is currently being tested
LastChange	Indicates the value of sysUpTime at the time the interface entered into the current state. If the current state occurred before the last reinitialization of the local management subsystem, the value is zero.
LinkTrap	Specifies if traps are generated for this port.
AutoNegotiate	Specifies if Autonegotiation is enabled or disabled on the port.
AdminDuplex	Specifies the duplex mode of the port. Values include: half full
OperDuplex	Indicates the current duplex mode of the port.
AdminSpeed	Specifies the speed of the port. Values include: mbps10 mbps100 mbps1000 mbps10000
OperSpeed	Indicates the current speed of the port.
FlowControlAdminMode	Specifies the flow control mode of the port. Values include: disabled - flow control disabled enabledRcv - receive enabled enabledXmitAndRcv - transmit and receive enabled
FlowControlOperMode	Indicates the current flow control mode of the port.
AutoNegotiationCapability	Specifies the prot speed and duplex capabilities that a switch can support on a port, and that can be advertised by the port using auto-negotiation.
AutoNegotiationAdvertisements	Specifies the port speed and duplex abilities to be advertised during link negotiation. Values include: 10Half 10Full 100Half 100Full 1000Full PauseFrame AsymmPauseFrame
WanMode	Values include: none wan lan
Mltd	Indicates the MultiLink Trunk assigned to the port.
IsPortShared	Specifies whether a port is shared. Multiple ports that are logically represented as a single port are shared. Only one shared port can be active at a time.
PortActiveComponent	Indicates the port components active for a shared port.