Ports (Device)


The device Port Groups tab displays a table of information about the selected device's ports. To access this tab, select a port group from the left panel'sDevices/Port Groups>Port Groups tab.

Name
Name of the port, constructed of the name or IP address of the device and either the port index number or the port interface name.
Instance
Shows the instance for the port.
Dot1dIndex
The index value assigned to the port interface.
Status
Shows the status (Up, Down, or Unknown) of the port.
Default Role
Displays the default role for the port. To set the default role, select a port, right-click and select Set Default Role. The Roles Selection view appears where you can select the desired default role. See Default Role in the Concepts topic for information on default roles.
  NOTE: Setting a default role on an ExtremeWireless Controller port that is not yet a VNS, creates a new VNS on the HWC.
Alias
Shows the alias (ifAlias) for the interface, if one is assigned.
Stats
Displays information about the port, if configured in PortView.
Port Type
Type of port. Possible values include: Access, CDP, CDP FTM 1 Backplane, FTM 1 Backplane, and Logical.
Neighbor
The port to which the port is connected.
Port Speed
Speed of the port. Possible values include: 10/100, speed in megabits per second (for example, 800.0 Mbps), Unknown (displayed for logical ports).
VLANs
The VLANs to which the port is associated.
Description
A description of the port and the device.
Port Type Details
Additional information about the type of port.
Serial Number
The serial number of the device.
Retrieve Button
Retrieves the most recent information about the ports on the device.

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