Viewing Ethernet Port Information

You can view status information of the device's Ethernet ports. To configure Ethernet ports, see Configuring Underlying Ethernet Devices

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To view Ethernet port information:

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Open the Ethernet Port Information table, by doing one of the following:

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Navigation tree: Monitor menu > Monitor tab > Network Status folder > Ethernet Port Information.

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Monitor home page: Click an Ethernet port on the graphical display of the device (see Viewing Device Status on Monitor Page).

Ethernet Port Information Table Description

Parameter

Description

Port Name

Displays the user-defined name of the port.

Active

Displays if the port is active ("Yes") or not ("No").

Speed

Displays the speed of the Ethernet port.

Duplex Mode

Displays if the port is half- or full-duplex mode.

State

Displays the status of the port.

If the Ethernet Group contains a single port, the port status is always "Forwarding" (i.e., data is being transmitted and received on the port).

If the Ethernet Group contains two ports (for 1+1 port redundancy):

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If the 'Mode' of the port is REDUN_1RX_1TX, one port is "Forwarding" (i.e., active port) and one port is "Disabled" (i.e., standby port).

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If the 'Mode' of the port is REDUN_2RX_1TX or REDUN_2RX_2TX, both ports are "Forwarding".

Group Member

Displays the Ethernet Group to which the port belongs.