Port Management

This chapter contains the following sections:

• Port Settings, on page 1
• Error Recovery Settings, on page 4
• Loopback Detection Settings, on page 5
• Link Aggregation, on page 6
• UDLD, on page 9
• PoE, on page 12
• Green Ethernet, on page 16

Port Settings
The Port Settings page displays the global and per port setting of all the ports. Here, you can select and
configure the desired ports from the Edit Port Settings page.
To configure port settings, follow these steps:

Step 1 Click Port Management > Port Settings.

The port settings are displayed for all ports.

Step 2 Enter the following fields:

• Link Flap Prevention—Select to minimize the disruption to your network. Enabled, this command automatically
disables ports that experience link-flap events.
• Jumbo Frames—Check to support packets of up to 9 KB in size. If Jumbo Frames isn’t enabled (default), the system
supports packet size up to 2,000 bytes. Note that receiving packets bigger than 9 KB might cause the receiving port
to shut down. Also, sending packets bigger than 10 KB bytes might cause the receiving port to shutdown.
For jumbo frames to take effect, the device must be rebooted after the feature is enabled.

Step 3 Click Apply to update the global setting.

Jumbo frames configuration changes take effect only after the Running Configuration is explicitly saved to the Startup
Configuration File using the File Operations, and the device is rebooted.

Step 4 To update the port settings, select the desired port, and click Edit.

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Step 5 Modify the following parameters:

Interface Select the port number.

Port Description Enter the port user-defined name or comment.

Note The Interface and Port Description are displayed on the main page in the Port
column.

Port Type Displays the port type and speed. The possible options are:
• Copper Ports—Regular, not Combo, support the following values: 10M, 100M,
1000M (type: Copper) and 10G, 2.5G, 5G and 10G.
• Combo Ports —Combo port connected with either copper CAT6a cable or SFP Fiber
Gigabit Interface
• 10G-Fiber Optics—Ports with speed of either 1G or 10G

Administrative Status Select whether the port must be Up or Down when the device is rebooted.

Operational Status Displays whether the port is currently Up or Down. If the port is down because of an
error, the description of the error is displayed

Link Status SNMP Traps Select to enable generation of SNMP traps that notify of changes to the link status of the
port.

Time Range Select to enable the time range during which the port is in Up state. When the time range
isn’t active, the port is in shutdown. If a time range is configured, it is effective only when
the port is administratively Up.

Time Range Name Select the profile that specifies the time range. Not relevant for the OOB port. If a time
range isn’t yet defined, click Edit.

Operational Time Range Range State—Displays whether the time range is currently active or inactive.
State

Auto Negotiation Select to enable auto-negotiation on the port. Auto-negotiation enables a port to advertise
its transmission speed, duplex mode, and Flow Control abilities to the port link partner.

Operational Auto Displays the current auto-negotiation status on the port.

Negotiation

Administrative Port Speed Select the speed of the port. The port type determines the available speeds. You can
designate Administrative Speed only when port auto-negotiation is disabled.

Operational Port Speed Displays the current port speed that is the result of negotiation.

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Administrative Duplex Mode Select the port duplex mode. This field is configurable only when auto-negotiation is
disabled, and the port speed is set to 10M or 100M. At port speed of 1G, the mode is
always full-duplex. The possible options are:
• Half—The interface supports transmission between the device and the client in only
one direction at a time.
• Full—The interface supports transmission between the device and the client in both
directions simultaneously.

Operational Duplex Mode Displays the ports current duplex mode.

Auto Advertisement Select the capabilities advertised by auto-negotiation when it is enabled.

Note Not all options are relevant for all devices.
The options are:
• Max Capability—All port speeds and duplex mode settings can be
accepted.
• 10 Half—10 Mbps speed and Half Duplex mode (doesn’t appear on XG
devices)
• 10 Full—10 Mbps speed and Full Duplex mode (doesn’t appear on XG
devices)
• 100 Half—100 Mbps speed and Half Duplex mode (doesn’t appear on
XG devices)
• 100 Full—100 Mbps speed and Full Duplex mode
• 1000 Full—1000 Mbps speed and Full Duplex mode

Operational Advertisement Displays the capabilities currently published to the ports neighbor. The possible options
are those specified in the Administrative Advertisement field.

Preference Mode Available only if auto-negotiation is enabled. Select the active-member mode of the
interface for the auto-negotiation operation. Select one of the following options:
• Slave—Begin negotiation with the preference that the device port is the member in
the auto-negotiation process.
• Master—Begin negotiation with the preference that the device port is the active in
the auto-negotiation process.

Neighbor Advertisement Displays the capabilities advertised by the neighboring device.

Back Pressure Select the Back Pressure mode on the port (used with Half Duplex mode) to slow down
the packet reception speed when the device is congested. Selecting this option disables
the remote port, preventing it from sending packets by jamming the signal.

Flow Control Enable or disable 802.3x Flow Control, or enable the auto-negotiation of Flow Control
on the port (only when in Full Duplex mode). Flow control auto-negotiation can’t be
enabled on combo ports.

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Error Recovery Settings

MDI/MDIX-Media The options are:

Dependent Interface
• MDIX—Select to swap the port's transmit and receive pairs.
(MDI)/Media Dependent
Interface with Crossover • MDI—Select to connect this device to a station by using a straight through cable.
(MDIX) status on the port.
• Auto-Select to configure this device to automatically detect the correct pinouts for
connection to another device.

Operational MDI/MDIX Displays the current MDI/MDIX setting.

Protected Port Select to make this a protected port. (A protected port is also referred as a Private VLAN
Edge (PVE).) The features of a protected port are as follows:
• Protected Ports provide Layer 2 isolation between interfaces (Ethernet ports and
LAGs) that share the same VLAN.
• Packets received from protected ports can be forwarded only to unprotected egress
ports. Protected port filtering rules are also applied to packets that are forwarded by
software, such as snooping applications.
• Port protection is not subject to VLAN membership. Devices connected to protected
ports are not allowed to communicate with each other, even if they are members of
the same VLAN.
• Both ports and LAGs can be defined as protected or unprotected. Protected LAGs
are described in LAG Settings, on page 7.

Member in LAG If the port is a member of a LAG, the LAG number appears; otherwise this field is left
blank.

Step 6 Click Apply. The Port Settings are written to the Running Configuration file.

Error Recovery Settings

The Error Recovery Settings page enables the user to automatically reactivate a port that has been shut down
because of a device error that occurs after the Automatic Recovery Interval has passed.
To configure the error recovery settings, complete these steps:

Step 1 Click Port Management > Error Recovery Settings.

Step 2 Enter the following fields:
• Automatic Recovery Interval—Specify the time delay for automatic error recovery, if enabled, after a port is shut
down.
• Automatic ErrDisable Recovery
• Port Security—Select to enable automatic error recovery when the port is shut down for port security violations.
• 802.1x Single Host Violation—Select to enable automatic error recovery when the port is shut down by 802.1x.

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• ACL Deny—Select to enable automatic error recovery mechanism by an ACL action.

• STP BPDU Guard—Select to enable automatic error recovery mechanism when the port is shut down by STP
BPDU guard.
• STP Loopback Guard—Enable automatic recovery when the port is shut down by STP Loopback Guard.
• UDLD—Select to enable automatic error recovery mechanism for the UDLD shutdown state.
• Loopback Detection—Select to enable error recovery mechanism for ports shut down by loopback detection.
• Storm Control—Select to enable error recovery mechanism for ports shut down by storm control.
• Link Flap Prevention—Select to minimize the disruption to your network. Enabled, this command automatically
disables ports that experience link-flap events.

Step 3 Click Apply to update the global setting.

To manually reactivate a port:

Step 4 Click Port Management > Error Recovery Settings.

The list of inactivated interfaces along with their Suspension Reason is displayed.

Step 5 To filter the Suspension Reason, select a reason and click Go. Then, only the interfaces that are suspended for that reason
are displayed in the table.
Step 6 Select the interface to be reactivated.
Step 7 Click Reactivate.

Loopback Detection Settings

Loopback Detection (LBD) provides protection against loops by transmitting loop protocol packets out of
ports on which loop protection has been enabled. When the switch sends out a loop protocol packet, and then
receives the same packet, it shuts down the port that received the packet.
Loopback Detection operates independently of STP. After a loop is discovered, the port that received the
loops is placed in the Shut Down state. A trap is sent and the event is logged. Network managers can define
a Detection Interval that sets the time interval between LBD packets.
To enable and configure LBD, follow these steps:

Step 1 Click Port Management > Loopback Detection Settings.

Step 2 Select Enable in the Loopback Detection to enable the feature.
Step 3 Enter the Detection Interval. This is the interval between transmission of LBD packets.
Step 4 Click Apply to save the configuration to the Running Configuration file.
The following fields are displayed for each interface, regarding the Loopback Detection State:
• Administrative—Loopback detection is enabled.
• Operational—Loopback detection is enabled but not active on the interface.

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Step 5 Select whether to enable LBD on ports or LAGS in the Interface Type equals field in the filter.
Step 6 Select the ports or LAGs on which LBD is to be enabled and click Edit.
Step 7 Select the settings for the chosen Interface. Next, check Enable in the Loopback Detection State field for the port or LAG
selected.
Step 8 Click Apply to save the configuration to the Running Configuration file.

Link Aggregation
Link aggregation applies to various methods of combining multiple network connections in parallel in order
to increase throughput beyond what a single connection could sustain. It provides redundancy in case one of
the links should fail.
Link Aggregation Control Protocol (LACP) is part of the IEEE specification (802.3ad) that enables you to
bundle several ports together to form a single logical channel (LAG). LAGs multiply bandwidth, increase
port flexibility, and provide link redundancy between two devices.
Two types of LAGs are supported:
• Static—The ports in the LAG are manually configured. A LAG is static if LACP is disabled on it. The
group of ports assigned to a static LAG are always active members. After a LAG is manually created,
the LACP option can’t be added or removed, until the LAG is edited and a member is removed (which
can be added back prior to applying); the LACP button then become available for editing.
• Dynamic—A LAG is dynamic if LACP is enabled on it. The group of ports assigned to dynamic LAG
are candidate ports. LACP determines which candidate ports are active member ports. The nonactive
candidate ports are standby ports ready to replace any failing active member ports.

This section describes how to configure LAGs.

LAG Management
Link Aggregation Control Protocol (LACP) is part of the IEEE specification (802.3ad) that enables you to
bundle several ports together to form a single logical channel (LAG). LAGs multiply bandwidth, increase
port flexibility, and provide link redundancy between two devices.
To select the load-balancing algorithm of the LAG, follow these steps:

Step 1 Click Port Management > Link Aggregation > LAG Management.
Step 2 Select one of the following Load Balance Algorithm:
• MAC Address—Perform load balancing by source and destination MAC addresses on all packets.
• IP/MAC Address—Perform load balancing by the IP addresses on the IP packets, and by MAC addresses on non-IP
packets

Step 3 Click Apply. The Load Balance Algorithm is saved to the Running Configuration file.
To define the member or candidate ports in a LAG.

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Step 4 Select the LAG to be configured, and click Edit.

Step 5 Enter the values for the following fields:
• LAG—Select the LAG number.
• LAG Name—Enter the LAG name or a comment.
• LACP—Select to enable LACP on the selected LAG. This makes it a dynamic LAG. This field can only be enabled
after moving a port to the LAG in the next field.
• Unit—Displays the stacking member for which LAG information is defined.
• Port List—Move the ports that are assigned to the Port List LAGs to the LAG Members. Up to eight ports per static
LAG can be assigned, and 16 ports can be assigned to a dynamic LAG.

Step 6 Click Apply. LAG membership is saved to the Running Configuration file.

LAG Settings
The LAG Settings page displays a table of current settings for all LAGs. You can configure the settings of
selected LAGs, and reactivate suspended LAGs by launching the Edit LAG Settings page.
To configure the LAG settings or reactivate a suspended LAG:

Step 1 Click Port Management > Link Aggregation > LAG Settings.
The LAGs in the system are displayed.

Step 2 Select a LAG, and click Edit.

Step 3 Enter the values for the following fields:
Option Description
LAG Select the LAG ID number.

LAG Type Displays the port type that comprises the LAG.

Description Enter the LAG name or a comment.

Administrative Status Set the selected LAG to be Up or Down.

Link Status SNMP Select to enable generation of SNMP traps notifying of changes to the link status of the ports
Traps in the LAG.

Time Range Select to enable the time range during which the port is in Up state. When the time range is
not active, the port is in shutdown. If a time range is configured, it is effective only when the
port is administratively up.

Time Range Name Select the profile that specifies the time range. If a time range is not yet defined, click Edit to
configure the time range.

Operational Status Displays whether the LAG is currently operating.

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Option Description
Operational Time Displays whether the time range is currently active or inactive.
Range State

Administrative Auto Enables or disable auto-negotiation on the LAG. Auto-negotiation is a protocol between two
Negotiation link partners that enables a LAG to advertise its transmission speed and flow control to its
partner (the Flow Control default is disabled). It is recommended to keep auto-negotiation
enabled on both sides of an aggregate link, or disabled on both sides, while ensuring that link
speeds are identical.

Administrative Speed Select the speed of the ports in the LAG.

Administrative Select the capabilities to be advertised by the LAG. The options are:
Advertisement
• Max Capability—All LAG speeds and both duplex modes are available.
• 10 Full—The LAG advertises a 10 Mbps speed and the mode is full duplex.
• 100 Full—The LAG advertises a 100 Mbps speed and the mode is full duplex.
• 1000 Full—The LAG advertises a 1000 Mbps speed and the mode is full duplex.

Administrative Flow Set Flow Control to either Enable or Disable or enable the Auto-Negotiation of Flow Control
Control on the LAG.

Operational Auto Displays the auto-negotiation setting.

Negotiation

Operational LAG Speed Displays the current speed at which the LAG is operating.

Operational Displays the Administrative Advertisement status. The LAG advertises its capabilities to its
Advertisement neighbor LAG to start the negotiation process. The possible values are those specified in the
Administrative Advertisement field.

Operational Flow Displays the current Flow Control setting.

Control

Protected LAG Select to make the LAG a protected port for Layer 2 isolation.

Step 4 Click Apply. The Running Configuration file is updated.

LACP
A dynamic LAG is LACP-enabled, and LACP is run on every candidate port defined in the LAG. LACP
system priority and LACP port priority are both used to determine which of the candidate ports become active
member ports in a dynamic LAG configured with more than eight candidate ports.
Use the LACP page to configure the candidate ports for the LAG and to configure the LACP parameters per
port. With all factors equal, when the LAG is configured with more candidate ports than the maximum number
of active ports allowed (8), the device selects ports as active from the dynamic LAG on the device that has
the highest priority.

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Note The LACP setting is irrelevant on ports that are not members of a dynamic LAG.

To define the LACP settings, complete the following steps:

Step 1 Click Port Management > Link Aggregation > LACP.

Step 2 If needed, edit the LACP System Priority and click Apply.
Step 3 To edit an existing port, select the port, and click Edit.
Step 4 In the Edit LACP Settings dialog box, enter the values for the following fields:
• Port—Select the port number to which timeout and priority values are assigned.
• LACP Port Priority—Enter the LACP priority value for the port.
• LACP Timeout—Time interval between the sending and receiving of consecutive LACP PDUs. Select the periodic
transmissions of LACP PDUs, which occur at either a Long or Short transmission speed, depending upon the
expressed LACP timeout preference.

Step 5 Click Apply. The Running Configuration file is updated.

UDLD
UDLD is a Layer 2-protocol that enables devices connected through fiber-optic or twisted-pair Ethernet cables
to detect unidirectional links. A unidirectional link occurs whenever traffic from a neighboring device is
received by the local device, but traffic from the local device is not received by the neighbor.
The purpose of UDLD is to detect ports on which the neighbor does not receive traffic from the local device
(unidirectional link) and to shut down those ports.
All connected devices must support UDLD for the protocol to successfully detect unidirectional links. If only
the local device supports UDLD, it is not possible for the device to detect the status of the link. In this case,
the status of the link is set to undetermined. The user can configure whether ports in the undetermined state
are shut down or not.

UDLD Global Settings

The Fiber Port UDLD Default State is only applicable to fiber ports.
The Message Time field is applicable to both copper and fiber ports.
To configure UDLD globally, follow these steps:

Step 1 Click Port Management > UDLD > UDLD Global Settings.
Step 2 Enter the following fields:
• Message Time—Enter the interval between sending UDLD messages. This field is relevant for both fiber and copper
ports.

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UDLD Interface Settings

• Fiber Port UDLD Default State—This field is only relevant for fiber ports. The possible states are:
• Disabled—UDLD is disabled on all ports of the device.
• Normal—Device shuts down an interface if the link is unidirectional. If the link is undetermined, a notification
is issued.
• Aggressive—Device shuts down an interface if the link is uni-directional. If the link is bi-directional, the device
shuts down after the UDLD information times out. The port state is marked as undetermined.

Step 3 Click Apply to save the settings to the Running Configuration file.

UDLD Interface Settings

Use the UDLD Interface Settings page to change the UDLD state for a specific port. Here the state can be set
for copper or fiber ports. To copy a particular set of values to more than one port, set that value for one port
and use the Copy button to copy it to the other ports.
To configure UDLD for an interface, follow these steps:

Step 1 Click Port Management > UDLD > UDLD Interface Settings.
Information is displayed for all UDLD enabled ports, or a selected group of ports.
• Port—The port identifier.
• UDLD State—The possible states are:
• Default—Port receives the value of the Fiber Port UDLD Default State.
• Disabled—UDLD is disabled on all fiber ports of the device.
• Normal—Device shuts down an interface if it detects that the link is unidirectional. It issues a notification if
the link is undetermined.
• Aggressive—Device shuts down an interface if the link is uni-directional. If the link is bi-directional, the device
shuts down after the UDLD information times out. The port state is marked as undetermined.

• Bidirectional State—The possible states are:

• Detection—The latest UDLD state of the port is in the process of being determined. Expiration time won't
expire since the last determination (if there was one), or since UDLD began running on the port, so that the
state isn’t yet determined.
• Bidirectional—Traffic sent by the local device is received by its neighbor, and traffic from the neighbor is
received by the local device.
• Undetermined—The state of the link between the port and its connected port can’t be determined either because
no UDLD message was received or the UDLD message didn’t contain the local device ID in it.
• Disabled (Default)—UDLD has been disabled on this port.
• Shutdown—The port has been shut down because its link with the connected device is undetermined in aggressive
mode.

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• Idle—The port is idle.

• Number of Neighbors—Number of connected devices detected.

Step 2 To modify the UDLD state for a specific port, select it and click Edit.
Step 3 Modify the value of the UDLD state.
Step 4 Click Apply to save the settings to the Running Configuration file.

UDLD Neighbors
To view all devices connected to the local device, click Port Management > UDLD > UDLD Neighbors.
The following fields are displayed for all UDLD-enabled ports.
• Interface Name—Name of the local UDLD-enabled port.
• Neighbor Information:
• Device ID—ID of the remote device.
• Device MAC—MAC address of the remote device.
• Device Name—Name of the remote device.
• Port ID—Name of the remote port.

• State—State of the link between the local and neighboring device on the local port. The following values
are possible:
• Detection—The latest UDLD state of the port is in the process of being determined. Expiration time
has not yet expired since the last determination (if there was one), or since UDLD began running
on the port, so that the state is not yet determined.
• Bidirectional—Traffic sent by the local device is received by its neighbor, and traffic from the
neighbor is received by the local device.
• Undetermined—The state of the link between the port and its connected port cannot be determined
either because no UDLD message was received or the UDLD message did not contain the local
device ID in it.
• Disabled—UDLD has been disabled on this port.
• Shutdown—The port has been shut down because its link with the connected device is undetermined
in aggressive mode.

• Neighbor Expiration Time (Sec.)—Displays the time that must pass before the device attempts to determine
the port UDLD status. This is three times the Message Time.
• Neighbor Message Time (Sec.)—Displays the time between UDLD messages.

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PoE

PoE
A PoE device is Power Sourcing Equipment (PSE) that delivers electrical power to a connected Pod Devices
(PD) over existing copper cables without interfering with the network traffic, updating the physical network
or modifying the network infrastructure.
PoE provides the following features:
• Eliminates the need to run 110/220 V AC power to all devices on a wired LAN.
• Eliminates the need to deploy double cabling systems in an enterprise significantly decreasing installation
costs. Power over Ethernet can be used in any enterprise network that deploys relatively low-pod devices
connected to the Ethernet LAN, such as: IP phones, Wireless access points, IP gateways, Audio and
video remote monitoring devices.

PoE implements in the following stages:

• Detection—Sends special pulses on the copper cable. When a PoE device is located at the other end, that
device responds to these pulses.
• Classification—Negotiation between the Power Sourcing Equipment (PSE) and the Pod Device (PD)
commences after the Detection stage. During negotiation, the PD specifies its class, which indicates
maximum amount of power that the PD consumes.
• Power Consumption—After the classification stage completes, the PSE provides power to the PD. If the
PD supports PoE, but without classification, it is assumed to be class 0 (the maximum). If a PD tries to
consume more power than permitted by the standard, the PSE stops supplying power to the port. PoE
supports two modes:
• Port Limit—The maximum power the device agrees to supply is limited to the value the system
administrator configures, regardless of the Classification result.
• Class Power Limit—The maximum power the device agrees to supply is determined by the results
of the Classification stage. This means that it is set as per the Client's request.

Warning The PoE unit is to be connected only to PoE networks without routing to the outside plant.

Properties

Note This section is only relevant for devices supporting PoE.

The PoE Properties page enables selecting either the Port Limit or Class Limit PoE mode and specifying the
PoE traps to be generated. These settings are entered in advance. When the PD actually connects and is
consuming power, it might consume much less than the maximum power allowed. Output power is disabled
during power-on reboot, initialization, and system configuration to ensure that PDs aren’t damaged.
To configure PoE on the device and monitor current power usage:

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Step 1 Click Port Management > PoE > Properties.

Step 2 Enter the values for the following fields:
• Power Mode—Select one of the following options:
• Class Limit—Maximum power limit per port is determined by the class of the device, which results from the
Classification stage.
• Port Limit—Maximum power limit per each port is configured by the user.
Note When you change from Port Limit to Class Limit or conversely, disable the PoE ports, and enable
them after changing the power configuration.

• Traps—Enable or disable traps. If traps are enabled, you must also enable SNMP and configure at least one SNMP
Notification Recipient.
• Power Trap Threshold—Enter the usage threshold that is a percentage of the power limit. An alarm is initiated if
the power exceeds this value.
The following counters are displayed for the device:
• Nominal Power—Total amount of power the device can supply to all the connected PDs.
• Consumed Power—Amount of power currently being consumed by the PoE ports.
• Available Power—Nominal power minus the amount of consumed power.

• Software Version—Displays the software version of the PoE chip.

• PSE Chipset & Hardware Revision—PoE chipset and hardware revision number.

Step 3 Click Apply to save the PoE properties.

PoE Settings
The PoE Settings displays the system information for enabling PoE on the interfaces. It monitors the power
usage and maximum power limit per port when the PoE mode is Port Limit. When the power consumed on
the port exceeds the port limit, the port power is turned off.
To configure PoE settings, follow these steps:

Step 1 Click Port Management > PoE > PoE Settings .

Step 2 Select a port and click Edit.
Step 3 Enter the value for the following field:
• Interface—Select the port to configure.
• Administrative Status—Enable or disable PoE on the port.
• Time Range—Select to enable.

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• Time Range Name—If Time Range has been enabled, select the time range to be used. Click Edit to go to the Time
Range page.
• Priority Level—Select the port priority: low, high, or critical, for use when the power supply is low. For example,
if the power supply is running at 99% usage and port 1 is prioritized as high, but port 3 is prioritized as low, port 1
receives power and port 3 might be denied power.
• Administrative Power Allocation- The range depends on the port type. Ports supporting 60W PoE has a maximum
value of 60000. Otherwise, maximum value is 30000. Enter a value. (Range 0- 60000, Default: 30000).
• Force Four Pair—Enable this feature to provide enhanced power supply.
• Class—Displays the class of the device, which indicates the maximum power level of the device.
• Max Power Allocation—This field appears only if the Power Mode set in the PoE Properties page is Power Limit.
Displays the maximum amount of power permitted on this port.
• Negotiated Power—Power allocated to device.
Note The "expired" warning may appear alongside the Watt value when power is allocated to the device via
CDP or LLDP negotiation. When the switch stops receiving negotiation packets from the powered device,
the port enters the expired state. If this happens, the port will supply power based on the most recent
negotiation packet received from this device. If the device resends the negotiation packet, the port will
exit the expired state and apply power based on the information in the new packet.

• Power Negotiation Protocol—Protocol determining the negotiated power.

• Power Consumption—Displays the amount of power in milliwatts assigned Settings (Class Limit)

Step 4 Click Apply. The PoE settings for the port are written to the Running Configuration file.

PoE Settings-Class Limits

The PoE Settings (Class Limit) Settings page displays system PoE information for enabling PoE on the
interfaces and monitoring the current power usage and maximum power limit per port.

Note PoE can be configured on the device for a specific period. This feature enables you to define, per port,
the days in the week and the hours that PoE is enabled. When the time range is not active, PoE is disabled.

This page limits the power per port based on the class of the connected PD. For these settings to be active,
the system must be in PoE Class Limit mode. That mode is configured in the PoE Properties, on page 12.
When the power consumed on the port exceeds the class limit, the port power is turned off.
To configure PoE class limit setting, complete the following steps:

Step 1 Click Port Management > PoE > Settings (Class Limit).
Ports are displayed with relevant PoE information. These fields are described in the Edit page except for the following
fields:
• PoE Standard—Displays the type of PoE supported, such as 60W PoE and 802.3 AT PoE).

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• Operational Status—Displays whether PoE is currently active on the port.

Step 2 Select a port and click Edit.

Step 3 Enter the value for the following field:
• Interface—Select the port to configure.
• Administrative Status—Check to enable.
• Time Range—Select to enabled PoE on the port.
• Time Range Name—If Time Range has been enabled, select the time range to be used. Click Edit to go to the Time
Range page.
• Priority Level—Select the port priority: low, high, or critical, for use when the power supply is low. For example,
if the power supply is running at 99% usage and port 1 is prioritized as high, but port 3 is prioritized as low, port 1
receives power and port 3 might be denied power.
• Class—Displays the class of the device, which indicates the maximum power level of the device:

Class Maximum Power Delivered by Device Port

0 15.4 watt or 30.0 watt

1 4.0 watt

2 7.0 watt

3 15.4 watt

4 30.0 watt

• Max Power Allocation—This field appears only if the Power Mode set in the PoE Properties page is Power Limit.
Displays the maximum amount of power permitted on this port.
• Negotiated Power—Power allocated to device.
• Power Negotiation Protocol—Protocol determining the negotiated power
• Power Consumption—Displays the amount of power in milliwatts assigned Settings (Class Limit)

Step 4 Click Apply. The PoE settings for the port are written to the Running Configuration file.

PoE Statistics
PoE consumption readings are taken every 1 minute. The daily, weekly, and monthly statistics are saved in
flash memory, so that they are still available after reboot. A sample's average PoE consumption per port/device
is as follows: Sum of all PoE consumption readings in a period / Number of minutes in the sampling period.
To view the PoE consumption trend on the device and define settings for the view, follow these steps:

Step 1 Click Port Management > PoE Statistics.

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Step 2 Select the port.

Step 3 Select the Refresh Rate.
Step 4 The following fields are displayed for the selected interface:
Consumption History
• Average Consumption over Last Hour—Average of all PoE consumption readings in the last hour.
• Average Consumption over Last Day—Average of all PoE consumption readings in the last day.
• Average Consumption over Last Week—Average of all PoE consumption readings in the last week.
PoE Event Counters
• Overload Counter—Number of overload conditions detected.
• Short Counter—Number of short conditions detected
• Denied Counter—Number of denied conditions detected
• Absent Counter—Number of absent conditions detected
• Invalid Signature Counter—Number of invalid signature conditions detected

Step 5 Click View All Interfaces Statistics to complete the following tasks:
• Clear Event Counters—Clear the displayed event counters.
• View Interface Statistics—Display the above statistics for a selected interface
• View Interface History Graph—Display the counters in graph format for a selected interface
• Refresh—Refresh the displayed counters.

Step 6 Click View Interface History Graph, to complete the following tasks:
• View Interface Statistics—Display the graph statistics for a selected interface in table form. Enter the Time Span in
hours, days, weeks, or years.
• View All Interfaces Statistics—Display the above statistics for all interfaces in table format. Enter the Time Span
in hours, days, weeks, or years.

Green Ethernet
Green Ethernet is a common name for a set of features that is designed to be environmentally friendly, and
to reduce the power consumption of a device. Green Ethernet is different from EEE in that Green Ethernet
energy-detect is enabled on all devices whereas only Gigabyte ports are enabled with EEE.
The Green Ethernet feature can reduce overall power usage in the following ways:
• Energy-Detect Mode—On an inactive link, the port moves into inactive mode, saving power while
keeping the administrative status of the port Up. Recovery from this mode to full operational mode is
fast, transparent, and no frames are lost. This mode is supported on both GE and FE ports. This mode is
disabled by default.

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• Short-Reach Mode—This feature provides for power savings on a short length of cable. After cable
length is analyzed, the power usage is adjusted for various cable lengths. If the cable is shorter than 30
meter for 10 gigabit ports and 50 meter for other type of ports, the device uses less power to send frames
over the cable, thus saving energy. This mode is only supported on RJ45 ports; it does not apply to Combo
ports. This mode is disabled by default.

In addition to the above Green Ethernet features, the 802.3az Energy Efficient Ethernet (EEE) is found on
devices supporting GE ports. EEE reduces power consumption when there is no traffic on the port. EEE is
enabled globally by default.
Power savings, current power consumption and cumulative energy saved can be monitored. The total amount
of saved energy can be viewed as a percentage of the power that would have been consumed by the physical
interfaces had they not been running in Green Ethernet mode. The saved energy displayed is only related to
Green Ethernet. The amount of energy saved by EEE is not displayed.

Properties
The Properties page displays and enables configuration of the Green Ethernet mode for the device. It also
displays the current power savings.
To enable Green Ethernet and EEE and view power savings, follow these steps:

Step 1 Click Port Management > Green Ethernet > Properties.

Step 2 Enter the values for the following fields:
• Energy Detect Mode—Click the checkbox to enable this mode. This setting isn’t supported for some of the XG
devices.
• Short Reach—(For non-XG devices) Click the checkbox to enable this feature.
• Port LEDs—Select to enable the port LEDs. When these are disabled, they don’t display link status, activity, etc.
• 802.3 Energy Efficient Ethernet (EEE)—Globally enable or disable EEE mode. 802.3az EEE is designed to save
power when there is no traffic on the link. In Green Ethernet, power is reduced when the port is down. With 802.3az
EEE, power is reduced when the port is up, but there is no traffic on it.
Note On Green Ethernet interfaces, the 802.3 EEE is supported for a link speed of 100Mbps and higher. On the
10G interfaces, the 802.3 EEE is supported for a link speed of 1Gbps and higher.

Step 3 Click Reset Energy Saving Counter—To reset the Cumulative Energy Saved information.
Step 4 Click Apply. The Green Ethernet Properties are written to the Running Configuration file.

Port Settings
The Port Settings displays the current Green Ethernet and EEE modes per port, and enables configuring Green
Ethernet on a port using the Edit Port Setting page. For the Green Ethernet modes to operate on a port, the
corresponding modes must be activated globally in Properties, on page 17.
EEE settings are only displayed for devices that have GE ports. EEE works only when ports are set to Auto
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is at 1GB or higher. The Short reach and Energy Detect features are always enabled on XG devices and can’t
be disabled. On devices with FE or GE ports these features can be enabled or disabled.
To define per port Green Ethernet settings, follow these steps:

Step 1 Click Port Management > Green Ethernet > Port Settings.
The Port Settings page displays the following:
• Global Parameter Status-Displays following:
• Energy Detect Mode-Whether this mode is enabled or not.
• Short Reach Mode-Whether this mode is enabled.
• 802.3 Energy Efficient Ethernet (EEE) Mode-Whether this mode is enabled.
For each port the following fields are described:

Step 2 Select a Port and click Edit.

Step 3 (For non-XG devices only) Select to enable or disable Energy Detect mode on the port.
Step 4 (For non-XG devices only) Select to enable or disable Short Reach mode on the port if there are GE ports on the device.
Step 5 Select to enable or disable 802.3 Energy Efficient Ethernet (EEE) mode on the port.
Step 6 Select to enable or disable 802.3 Energy Efficient Ethernet (EEE) LLDP mode on the port (advertisement of EEE
capabilities through LLDP).
Step 7 Click Apply. The Green Ethernet port settings are written to the Running Configuration file.

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