Connect to PC

Context

After a switch is connected to a PC, you can configure functions such as the default VLAN, port security, and port isolation based on service requirements.

NOTE:

If the switch does not support the MEth port, click Configuration > Basic Services > Interface Settings to access the configuration page.

Procedure

  1. Choose Configuration > Basic Services > Interface Settings > Service Interface Setting. Click Connect to PC.

  2. Select a port to be configured. Perform the following operations as required in the port area:

    • Click a port icon. To deselect the port, click the port icon again.
    • Drag the cursor to select consecutive ports in a batch.
    • Click multiple port icons to select these ports, and click a port icon again to deselect the port.
    • Select a slot where a panel is located. All ports on the panel are selected.

  3. Configure the port.

    Table 1 describes parameters and their values.

    Table 1 Parameters and their values

    Parameter

    Description

    Load balancing mode

    Sets the Eth-Trunk load balancing mode. This parameter is valid only after Enable link aggregation is selected.

    • dst-ip: Load balancing is performed based on the destination IP address.
    • dst-mac: Load balancing is performed based on the destination MAC address.
    • src-ip: Load balancing is performed based on the source IP address.
    • src-mac: Load balancing is performed based on the source MAC address.
    • src-dst-ip: Load balancing is performed based on the Exclusive-OR calculation result of the source and destination IP addresses.
    • src-dst-mac: Load balancing is performed based on the Exclusive-OR calculation result of the source and destination MAC addresses.

    Interface Status

    		 Enables or disables the interface.
    • ON: The interface is enabled.
    • OFF: The interface is disabled.

    Eth-Trunk

    Adds the interface to an Eth-Trunk. This parameter can be set only after Enable link aggregation is selected.

    Eth-Trunk Mode

    Sets the Eth-Trunk working mode. This parameter can be set only after Enable link aggregation is selected.

    • Manual load balancing (default): The Eth-Trunk working mode is set to manual.
    • Static LACP: The Eth-Trunk working mode is set to LACP.

    Default VLAN

    		 Adds the interface to the default VLAN. The VLAN ID ranges from 1 to 4094.

    Port Isolation

    		 Enables or disables port isolation.
    • ON: Port isolation is enabled.
    • OFF: Port isolation is disabled.

    Port Security

    		 Enables or disables port security.
    • ON: Port security is enabled.
    • OFF: Port security is disabled.

    MAC Address Limit

    Is valid when Port Security is set to ON.

    Sets the maximum number of secure MAC addresses. The value ranges from 1 to 1024.

    Loopback Detection

    		 Enables or disables loopback detection. This parameter can be set only after Enable link aggregation is not selected.
    • ON: Loopback detection is enabled.
    • OFF: Loopback detection is disabled.

    Trust Priority

    Configures trust priority on the interface.

    The values are as follows:
    • None: No packet priority is trusted.
    • DSCP: The DSCP priority of packets is trusted.
    • IP-Precedence: The IP precedence of packets is trusted.
    • 8021p: The 802.1p priority in the VLAN tag is trusted.
    Operation

    If you click More Configurations, the following parameters are valid.

    Auto-Negotiation

    Enables or disables auto-negotiation on the interface.

    • ON: Auto-negotiation is enabled.
    • OFF: Auto-negotiation is disabled.

    Duplex Mode

    Is valid when Auto-Negotiation is set to OFF.

    Configures the duplex mode on the interface.
    • Full-duplex
    • Half-duplex

    Interface Rate

    Is valid when Auto-Negotiation is set to OFF.

    Configures the interface rate.
    • 10 Mbit/s
    • 100 Mbit/s
    • 1000 Mbit/s

    Jumbo

    Sets the jumbo frame length. The value ranges from 1536 to 10240.

    Combo

    Configures the working mode of a combo interface.

    • auto: The combo interface automatically selects the working mode.
    • copper: The combo interface works as an electrical interface and uses a network cable to transmit and receive data.
    • fiber: The combo interface works as an optical interface and uses an optical fiber to transmit and receive data.

    Flow Control

    Enables or disables flow control:

    • ON: Flow control is enabled.
    • OFF: Flow control is disabled.

    EEE

    Is valid when Auto-Negotiation is set to ON.

    Enables or disables the EEE function:

    • ON: The EEE function is enabled.
    • OFF: The EEE function is disabled.

    Power Saving Mode

    Enables or disables the power saving mode:

    • ON: The power saving mode is enabled.
    • OFF: The power saving mode is disabled.

  4. Click Apply to make the configuration take effect.
Parent topic: Interface Settings
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