Configure Port Settings Parameters

Before you begin

Create or modify a switch template and select the Port Configuration tab.
Note

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

  1. Enter a maximum transmission unit value for MTU Settings, to define the largest packet size that can be transmitted through your system.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. Select the Speed the switch port uses to communicate with the connected device.
  5. Select LLDP Transmit to enable the switch to transmit LLDPDU frames.
  6. Select LLDP Receive to enable the switch to receive LLDPDU frames.
  7. 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.