2 PORT OPERATIONThis chapter covers the following topics:■ Ethernet Port Configuration■ Link Aggregation ConfigurationEthernet PortConfigurationEthernet Port Overview The following features are found in the Ethernet ports of the Switch 4500■ 10/100BASE-T Ethernet ports support MDI/MDI-X auto-sensing. They canoperate in half-duplex, full-duplex and auto-negotiation modes. They cannegotiate with other network devices to determine the operating mode andspeed. Thus the appropriate operating mode and speed is automaticallyconfigured and the system configuration and management is greatlystreamlined.■ Gigabit SFP ports operate in 1000Mbps full duplex mode. The duplex modecan be set to full (full-duplex) and auto (auto-negotiation) and its speed canbe set to 1000 (1000Mbps) and auto (auto-negotiation).The configuration of these Ethernet ports is fundamentally the same and isdescribed in the following sections.Ethernet PortConfigurationEthernet port configuration is described in the following sections:■ Entering Ethernet Port View■ Enabling/Disabling an Ethernet Port■ Setting the Description Character String for the Ethernet Port■ Setting the Duplex Attribute of the Ethernet Port■ Setting Speed on the Ethernet Port■ Setting the Cable Type for the Ethernet Port■ Enabling/Disabling Flow Control for the Ethernet Port■ Setting the Ethernet Port Suppression Ratio■ Setting the Link Type for an Ethernet Port■ Adding an Ethernet Port to Specified VLANs■ Setting the Default VLAN ID for the Ethernet Port■ Setting Loopback Detection for an Ethernet Port■ Copying Port Configuration to Other Ports
