Allied Telesis AT-S94 User Manual

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Configuring Ports

Setting Ports Configurations

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The Port Setting Configuration Page contains the following fields:

Port— Lists the names of configured ports.

Description Provides a user-defined port description.

Port Type — Indicates the type of port.

Admin Status Displays the link administrative status. The possible field values are:

Up Indicates that the port is currently operating.

Down Indicates that the port is currently not operating.

Note

Admin settings, such as Admin Status, Admin Speed and so on, are settings made by an administrator
and applied on the device. Current settings, such as Current Port Status, Current Port Speed and so on,
are current operational settings received from the device and are read-only.

Current Port Status — Indicates whether the port is currently operational or non-operational. The possible

field values are:

Up — Indicates the port is currently operating.

Down — Indicates the port is currently not operating.

Reactivate Suspended Port — Reactivates suspended ports. The possible field values are:

Checked Reactivates the selected suspended port.

Unchecked Maintains the port status. This is the default value.

Operational Status — Indicates the port operational status. Possible field values are:

Suspended — The port is currently active, and is not receiving or transmitting traffic.

Active — Indicates the port is currently active and is receiving and transmitting traffic.

Disable — Indicates the port is currently disabled, and is not receiving or transmitting traffic.

Unknown — Indicates the port status is currently unknown.

Admin Speed — Indicates the configured rate for the port. The port type determines what speed setting

options are available. Admin speed can only be designated when auto-negotiation is disabled. The possible
field values are:

10M — Indicates the port is currently operating at 10 Mbps.

100M — Indicates the port is currently operating at 100 Mbps.

1000M Indicates the Giga port is currently operating at 1000 Mbps.

Current Port Speed — Displays the rate of the port.

Admin Duplex — Indicates the port duplex mode. This field is configurable only when auto negotiation is

disabled, and the port speed is set to 10M or 100M. This field cannot be configured on trunks. The possible
field values are:

Full — The interface supports transmission between the device and its link partner in both directions

simultaneously.

Half — The interface supports transmission between the device and the client in only one direction at a

time.

Current Duplex Mode — Displays the current duplex mode.

Auto Negotiation — Defines the auto negotiation status on the port. Auto negotiation is a protocol between

two link partners that enables a port to advertise its transmission rate, duplex mode, and flow control abilities
to its partner.

Current Auto Negotiation — Displays the current Auto Negotiation setting.

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