Allied Telesis AT-S81 - Manual (Page 63)

AT-S81 Management Software User’s Guide
Section I: Using the Menus Interface 63
The Port Configuration Menu displays the following columns of
information about the status of the ports:
Port
The port number.
Trunk
The trunk group number. This column contains the number of the port
trunk if the port is a member of a trunk. To configure a trunk, refer to
Chapter 6, “Port Trunking” on page 81.
Type
The port type. The type for an RJ-45 copper port is 10/100TX. The port
type for the fiber optic ports is 1000BaseX.
Link
The status of the link between the port and the end node connected to
the port. The possible values are:
Up - A link exists between the port and the end node.
Down - The port has not established a link with an end node.
Status
The current operating status of the port. The possible values are:
Enabled - The port is able to send and receive Ethernet frames. This is
the default setting for all ports on the switch.
Disabled - The port has been manually disabled.
To change a port’s status, see “Enabling and Disabling a Port” on
page 64.
Mode
The port’s speed and duplex mode setting. For information about the
modes or to change a port’s speed and duplex mode setting, see
“Setting a Port’s Speed and Duplex Mode” on page 65.
Flow Ctrl
Whether flow control is enabled on the port. Flow control is enabled by
default. To disable flow control, refer to “Changing the Flow Control
Setting” on page 67.