Asante Technologies 5308F User Manual
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Console Management
Page 5-24
Enabling/Disabling a Port
The enabling or disabling of a port is a manual operation
that can be used to isolate network devices possibly
causing problems on the network or to prevent
unauthorized use of a port or station.
To enable or disable a port:
1
Open the Port Parameter Menu by typing
p
on the Configuration Menu.
2
Select the port to be enabled or disabled by
typing
l and entering the port’s number.
∆
Note: The 10/100TX port is port number 9,
the MII ports (MII I and MII 2) are port num-
bers 10 and 11, respectively.
3
Type
c to toggle the port’s connection to
enabled or disabled, as desired.
Configuring Full Duplex
Full duplex mode allows a port to transmit and receive at
the same time. You can set every port on the IntraSwitch
5308FL for full duplex operation.
▲
Important! To operate in full duplex mode, the
device to which the port is connected must sup-
port and be configured for full duplex operation.
To configure a port for full duplex mode:
1
Open the Port Parameter Menu by typing
p on the
Configuration Menu.
2
Select the port to be configured for full
duplex mode by typing
l and entering the
port’s number.
∆
Note: The 10/100TX port is port number 9,
the MII ports (MII I and MII 2) are port num-
bers 10 and 11, respectively.