Port management > link aggregation, Chapter 4, Configuration using the web-based utility – Linksys Business Smart Gigabit Ethernet Switch SLM2048 User Manual

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Chapter 4

Configuration Using the Web-based Utility



Business Series Smart Gigabit Ethernet Switch

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 0M,

00M, or 000M (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, either 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.

Current Auto Negotiation

(Read-only) The port’s current

Auto-Negotiation status.

Admin Advertisement

Select the speed(s) and duplex

mode(s) that the port will advertise. The available speeds

are determined by the port type. The following capabilities

are supported.

Max Capability

The port advertises all speeds and

duplex mode settings.

0 Half

The port advertises 10 Mbps half-duplex

operation.

0 Full

The port advertises 10 Mbps full-duplex

operation.

00 Half

The port advertises 100 Mbps half-duplex

operation.

00 Full

The port advertises 100 Mbps full-duplex

operation.

000 Full

(Gigabit ports only) The port advertises

1000 Mbps full-duplex operation.

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.

LAG

(Read-only) The LAG to which this port belongs, if

the port is a LAG member.
Click Save to save the settings and leave the screen open.

Click Save & Close to save the settings and close the

screen. Click Close to close the screen without saving the

settings.

Port Management > Link Aggregation

You can create multiple links between devices that work

as one virtual, aggregate link. This is known as a Link

Aggregrated Group (LAG). LAGs offers a dramatic increase

in bandwidth for network segments where bottlenecks

exist, as well as providing a fault-tolerant link between two

devices. You can create up to eight LAGs on the Switch.

Each LAG can contain up to eight ports.

Port Management > Link Aggregation

LAG

The LAG number (1-8).

Description

The user-defined description for the LAG.

Admin Status

The administrative status of the interface.

To change it, select Up to enable the interface, or Down

to disable it.

Type

Indicates if a LAG has been manually configured

(static) or dynamically set through LACP.

Link Status

Displays the status of the link.

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