Users Guide

398 Dell PowerConnect 55xx Systems User Guide
• Down — Traffic is disabled through the port.
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Current Port Status — Displays whether the port is currently
operational or non-operational.
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Re-Activate Suspended Port — Check to reactivate a port if the port
has been disabled through the locked port security option.
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Operational Status — Displays the port operational status. The
possible options are:
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Suspended — Port is currently active, and is not receiving or
transmitting traffic.
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Active — Port is currently active, and is receiving and
transmitting traffic.
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Disable — Port is currently disabled, and is not receiving or
transmitting traffic.
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Admin Speed — Select the configured rate for the port. The port type
determines the available speed setting options. You can designate
Administrative Speed only when port auto-negotiation is disabled.
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Current Port Speed — Displays the actual synchronized port speed
(bps).
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Admin Duplex — Select the port duplex mode (this is only possible if
Auto Negotiation is not enabled). The options are:
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Full — The interface supports transmission between the device
and the client in both directions simultaneously.
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Half — The interface supports transmission between the device
and the client in only one direction at a time.
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Current Duplex Mode — Displays the synchronized port duplex
mode.
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Auto Negotiation — Select to enable auto-negotiation on the port.
Auto-Negotiation enables a port to advertise its transmission rate,
duplex mode, and Flow Control abilities to other devices.
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Energy Efficient Ethernet — Globally enable/disable Energy Efficient
Ethernet and the EEE LLDP advertisement feature.
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Current Auto Negotiation — Displays the current auto-negotiation
setting.