D-Link DES-3528 - xStack Switch - Stackable User Manual - Port Configuration
xStack DES-3528 Series Layer 2 Stackable Fast Ethernet Managed Switch User Manual
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Port Configuration
This section contains information for configuring various attributes and properties for individual physical ports,
including port speed and flow control.
Port Settings
Click Configuration > Port Configuration > Port Settings to display the following window:
To configure switch ports:
1. Choose the port or sequential range of ports using the From…To… port pull-down menus.
Use the remaining pull-down menus to configure the parameters described below:
Figure 6- 5. Port Settings window
The following parameters can be configured:
Parameter Description
From Port…. To
Port
Use the pull-down menus to select the port or range of ports to be configured.
State
Toggle this 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.
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 1000M/Full.
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 only support 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