Before you begin
Create or modify a switch template and select the
Port Configuration
tab.
Note
To modify an existing
port, use the drop-down menu to set the
Port Type to
Off,
and select the edit icon. You can then edit all port parameters from the
Summary window.
About this task
This task is part of Port
Configuration.
Procedure
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Enter a maximum transmission
unit value for MTU Settings, to define the largest packet
size that can be transmitted through your system.
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For Flow Control,
select how to manage the receive transmission speed, which enables a feedback
mechanism between a transmitting port and the receiving port on the switch.
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For Transmission
Type, select Auto,
Half-Duplex, or
Full-Duplex.
Auto
causes the switch to negotiate the best possible duplex mode possible with the
connected device. Full-Duplex forces the switch to
communicate with the connected device using full-duplex communication.
Half-Duplex forces the switch to use half-duplex
communication.
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Select the
Speed the switch port uses to communicate with the
connected device.
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Select LLDP
Transmit to enable the switch to transmit LLDPDU frames.
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Select LLDP
Receive to enable the switch to receive LLDPDU frames.
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Select Client Reporting to display learned switch port
client MAC addresses on ExtremeCloud IQ monitoring screens.
When client reporting is
disabled, client MAC addresses are not displayed. It is disabled when
CDP Receive is turned off.
