Alloy Computer Products GSM-8T16SFP - Manual (Page 35)

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Function Name:
Port Status
Function Description:
Reports the current Status of each port; if the state of a port changes the status screen
will refresh every 5 seconds.
Parameter Description:
Port No:
Displays every port on the switch. If the port is paired with another port you will
see that port 15 and port 15b will be displayed. This applies for the GSM-
16T2SFP and GSM-24T2SFP where they have 2 copper ports that are paired
with 2 SFP Fibre ports. You will notice that one of the paired ports will be greyed
out depending on the port being used.
Media:
Displays what type of media the port is using. Media will be either TP (Twisted
Pair) or Fibre.
Link:
Tells you whether the ports link state is Up or Down, Up being active and Down
being inactive.
State:
Shows whether the port is enabled or disabled. If Enabled, traffic can be
transmitted and received from that port, if Disabled, no traffic can be passed
through this port.
Default: Enabled
Auto Negotiation:
Shows whether the port is running in auto-negotiation or forced mode. If running
in auto-negotiation mode Enabled will be displayed, if running in forced mode,
Disabled will be displayed. Auto-negotiation is used to automatically detect what
speed and duplex settings the connecting device is using.
Default: Enabled
Speed / Duplex Mode:
Displays the Speed and Duplex settings of each port. Speed settings can either
be 10Mbps, 100Mbps or 1000Mbps for Copper supporting both Half and Full
Duplex or 1000Mbps Full Duplex for Fibre. If running in Auto-negotiation mode
the speed and duplex settings will be determined by the connecting device. If
you have forced the speed and duplex settings for a port, these settings will be
displayed here. If the port does not have an active link and is configured to run in
auto-negotiation mode then Auto will be displayed.
Flow Control:
Shows the port’s flow control status. The GSM Series switches support both
Backpressure flow control for Half Duplex and Pause flow control for Full Duplex.
Default: Enabled