User's Manual

2 – Using SANsurfer Switch Manager
Using the Faceplate Display
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2.12.1
Port Views and Status
Port color and text provide information about the port and its operational state.
Green indicates active; gray indicates inactive. The faceplate display provides the
following views of port status corresponding to the View menu options in the
faceplate display. Refer to ”Monitoring Port Status” on page 5-2 for more
information about these displays.
 Port type
 Port state
 Port speed
 Port media
Context-sensitive popup menus are displayed when you right-click the faceplate
image or a port icon in the faceplate display.
2.12.2
Working with Ports
Ports are selectable and serve as access points for other displays and menus.
You select ports to display information about them in the data window or to modify
them. Context-sensitive popup menus are displayed when you right-click the
faceplate image or on a port icon in the faceplate display.
2.12.2.1
Selecting Ports
You can select ports in the following ways. Selected ports are outlined in white.
 To select a port, click the port in the faceplate display.
 To select a range of consecutive ports, select a port, then press and hold the
shift key and select another port. The application selects both end ports and
all ports in between in port number sequence.
 To select several non-consecutive ports, hold the Control key while
selecting.
 To select all ports, right-click on the faceplate image. Select Select All Ports
from the popup menu.
To cancel a selection, press and hold the Control key and select it again.