Configure an Individual Port

All of the details required to manage a switch, including a switch port, are viewed from the individual switch page.

Note

You can also use Port Manager to manage ports in bulk.

Port function refers to the type of device the port serves. There are four port types:

• Access Point - Connects an ExtremeCloud-enabled access point. This port is part of all VLANs that are defined for the switch.
• Interswitch - Serves as a point to point link to another switch. This port is part of all VLANs that are defined for the switch.
• Host - Connects to a host, such as a workstation, phone or printer.
• Other - Any other type of switch connection.

A Host or Other port can be customized. You can select:

• Which of the deployed VLANs the port belongs to
• PVID
• Which VLAN egresses the port untagged

To manage and configure a switch port:

1. Select Configure > Devices > Switches from the menu.
2. Select a switch from the list.
   The Configure Switch page opens.
3. Select a port name from the Name column.
   

   Configure Switch Page

   
   The Configure Port page opens.
4. Edit the fields.
   

   Configure Port

   

   Name	Specify a port name.
   Alias	(Optional) Add a user-friendly name as an alias for the port.
   Admin State	Specify whether the port will be enabled or disabled.
   Function	Specify what the switch port will serve as a connection to APs, Interswitch (uplink), Host (such as a printer), Other, or MLAG Interswitch. If the switch detects an AP using LLDP, the switch will automatically provision the port for that AP. Based on the port role, ExtremeCloud configures VLAN assignments and STP settings (when enabled). You can customize the VLAN settings for Host or Other. MLAG Interswitch is used by MLAG peers to send health-check messages and send MLAG status checkpoint information.
   PoE	Enable or disable Power over Ethernet (PoE) as the power source.
   VLANs	If the function is set to Host or Other, you can customize the VLAN settings by assigning the port to VLANs, VLAN groups, and categories. VLANs (Optional) Assign a VLAN from the drop-down list of available VLANs. Select one or more VLANs to assign or delete. A VLAN can be used in more than one VLAN group. VLAN Groups (Optional) VLAN Groups are topology groups that contain one or more VLAN IDs. VLAN groups can be assigned to a port or a group of ports, and each port can have more than one VLAN group assigned to it. Each VLAN group is treated as one entity. A VLAN group can also contain VLANs that have more than one VLAN ID assigned to it. Categories (Optional) Add or remove from the selected ports. You can create your own category names.
   Untagged Traffic	It is not necessary to include a VLAN tag in a packet that is being transmitted over a VLAN. A packet transmitted without a VLAN tag is said to be untagged. Because there is no way to identify the VLAN to which an untagged packet belongs, there can be only one untagged VLAN on a VLAN trunk.
   Tagged Traffic	The authentication process can indicate a specific role applicable to a user, and the policy definition can dictate how the user's traffic will be presented to the network, including the need to tag traffic to a specific VLAN.
   PVID	Specifies that the Port VLAN ID (PVID) will be the default VLAN ID assigned to untagged frames coming in to the port.

5. Select Advanced and edit the fields. The maximum speed and duplex that can be set to a set of ports is the lowest capability of any port in the set.
   

   Note

   For switches that do not support half-duplex, the copper switch ports must have the automatic negotiation disabled and full duplex enabled when connecting 10/100/1000 Mbps devices that do not automatically negotiate. If the switch attempts and fails to automatically negotiate with its partner, it will fail to link up. A non-negotiating connected device must also be manually configured for full duplex or packet loss and port errors will occur each time it detects a collision.

   

   Advanced Port Settings

   

   Port Speed	Set the port speed to Auto, 1G, 10M, or 100M. 1G is typically a small form factor pluggable (SFP) fiber port. 10M and 100M are copper ports. Auto specifies that the port will automatically negotiate the port speed.
   Port Duplex	Set the port duplex setting to Full or Half. Half duplex means that frames can only flow in one direction at a time. Full duplex allows frames to flow in both directions at the same time.
   Energy Efficient Ethernet	When enabled, this setting reduces power consumption during periods of low data activity.

6. Select Save.