Port settings > port configuration, Chapter 5, Advanced configuration – Linksys BUSINESS SERIES SRW224G4 User Manual

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Chapter 5

Advanced Configuration

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PVE

When a port is a Private VLAN Edge (PVE) port,

it bypasses the Forwarding Database and forwards all
unicast, multicast, and broadcast traffic to an uplink.
Uplinks can be ports or LAGs.

Detail

The Detail button opens the Port Configuration

Detail screen.

Port Settings > Port Configuration

Port Settings > Port Configuration

Port

The port number.

Description

User-defined port description. To modify

the description, click Detail.

Port Type

(Read-only) The port’s connection type and

speed.

Admin Status

The port’s administrative status. Select

either Up or Down to enable or disable traffic forwarding
through the port.

Current Port Status

(Read-only) The port’s connection

status, either Up or Down.

Reactivate Suspended Port

If the port has been

suspended, select this checkbox to reactivate the port.

Operational Status

(Read-only) Displays whether the

port is operational or non-operational.

Admin Speed

Use this to manually set the port’s

configured transmission rate in Mbps. You can select 10M,
100M, or 1000M (Gigabit ports only). Before you change
this setting, make sure that Auto Negotiation is disabled.

Current Port Speed

(Read-only) The port’s current rate

in Mbps.

Admin Duplex

The port’s duplex mode (Full or Half).

Current Duplex Mode

(Read-only) The port’s current

duplex mode.

Auto Negotiation

Select Enable (default) or Disable

to enable or disable Auto-Negotiation on the port. Auto-
Negotiation allows a port to advertise its transmission rate,
duplex mode, and flow control settings to other ports. If
using a small-form-factor pluggable (SFP) module, select
Disable.

Current Auto Negotiation

(Read-only) The port’s current

Auto-Negotiation status.

Admin Advertisement

Specifies the capabilities to be

advertised by the port. Multiple options may be selected
or Max Capability can be selected to cover all of the
options. The available options are:

Max Capability

The port advertises all speeds and

duplex mode settings.

10 Half

The port advertises 10 Mbps half-duplex

operation.

10 Full

The port advertises 10 Mbps full-duplex

operation.

100 Half

The port advertises 100 Mbps half-duplex

operation.

100 Full

The port advertises 100 Mbps full-duplex

operation.

1000 Full

(Gigabit ports only) The port advertises

1000 Mbps full-duplex operation.

NOTE:

The SRW248G4 and SRW224G4 offer

only the 1000 option on ports G1-G4.

Current

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(Read-only)

The

speed

and duplex mode settings that the port is currently
advertising.

Neighbor Advertisement

(Read-only) The speed and

duplex mode settings that the neighbor port (the port to
which the selected port is connected) is advertising. If the
port has no neighbor port, this field displays “Unknown.”

Back Pressure

Select Enable or Disable (default) to

enable or disable Back Pressure mode on the port.

Current Back Pressure

(Read-only) The current Back

Pressure mode on the port.

Flow Control

Select Enable or Disable to manually

enable or disable flow control, or select Auto-Negotiation
for automatic selection of flow control on the port.

Current Flow Control

(Read-only) The current flow

control setting.

MDI/MDIX

Select the port’s MDI/MDIX type, either MDI,

MDIX, or Auto (automatically detect type). The MDI
setting is used if the port is connected to an end station.
The MDIX setting is used if the port is connected to a hub
or another switch.

Current MDI/MDIX

(Read-only) The port’s current MDI/

MDIX type.

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