Physical

Port > Configure

Use the CiscoView Configure Port window to display some or all of the following information, depending upon the type of port selected:

Descriptor (entPhysicalDescr)

Textual description of the physical entity. This object should identify the manufacturer of the physical entity and be set to a distinct value for each version or model of the physical entity.

Name (entPhysicalName)

Textual name of the physical entity. The value of this object should be the name of the component, as assigned by the local device, and be suitable for use in commands entered at the console of the device.

Index (entPhysicalIndex)

Index value for the physical entity.

Vendor Type (entPhysicalVendorType)

Vendor-specific hardware type of the physical entity.

Operational Status (ifOperStatus)

Current operational status of the port. There are seven possible values:

Port Speed and Duplex (Port Speed and Duplex)

Port's current operational speed (in megabits per second) and duplex mode.

The port's operational speed is determined by the combination of values set for ifMauDefaultType, ifMauAutoNegAdminStatus, and ifMauAutoNegCapAdvertisedBits. There are eight possible values:

VLAN Number (vmVlan)

ID of the VLAN this port is assigned to when vmVlanType is set to either static or dynamic. Note the following:

VLAN Type (vmVlanType)

The type of VLAN membership assigned to this port.

Admin Mode (cL2L3IfModeAdmin)

The administratively desired interface mode

VLAN Port Operational Status (vmPortStatus)

An indication of the current VLAN status of the port.

Voice Virtual VLAN ID (vlanPortAuxiliaryVlan)

The Voice Virtual ID (VVID) to which this port belongs.


Note: Voice Virtual VLAN ID applies only when there is a phone card present.


Valid MIB object settings (0, 1...1000, 1025...4094, 4095, 4096):

Port Jumbo Frame Status (portJumboFrameEnable)

Indicates the jumbo frame status of the port. When this object is enabled, the port supports frame sizes greater than the standard Ethernet frame size of 1,518 bytes.

Dot 1Q Tunnel (cltcDot1qTunnelMode)

Indicates whether dot1q tunnel mode is enabled on the interface. This object cannot be enabled when vlanTrunkPortsDot1qTag is set to "false".

Secondary VLAN (cpvlanPrivatePortSecondaryVlan)

The VLAN ID of the secondary VLAN configured on this private port.

Loop Guard (stpxLoopGuardConfigEnabled)

Indicates whether the LoopGuard capability on this port is enabled or not.


Note: LoopGuard cannot be enabled if Root Guard/STP Fast Start Mode is enabled. LoopGuard is valid for bridge ports only.


Click OK to continue. Click Apply to save the changes in the dialog box. Click Cancel to close the dialog box. Click Refresh to update the contents of the dialog box. Click Print to print the contents of the dialog box. Click Help to access online help.

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