D-Link xStack DES-6500 User Manual - Port Configuration
xStack DES-6500 Modular Layer 3 Chassis Ethernet 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
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
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