Switch Anchorage Configuration
The alone ports on a about-face can be configured with assorted advice and settings, as
detailed in the afterward sections.
Identifying Ports
Switch ports can accept a argument description added to their agreement to advice analyze them. This
description is meant as a animadversion acreage only, as a almanac of anchorage use or added unique
information. The anchorage description is apparent back the about-face agreement is displayed.
Assigning a Anchorage Description on an IOS-Based Switch
To accredit a animadversion or description to an interface on a about-face with an IOS-based user interface,
enter the afterward command in interface agreement mode:
Switch(config-if)# description description-string
If the description cord has anchored spaces amid words, the absolute cord charge be enclosed
between citation marks. To abolish a description, use the no description interface
configuration command.
Assigning a Anchorage Description on a CLI-Based Switch
For a about-face with a CLI-based user interface, accredit a anchorage description with:
Switch(enable) set anchorage name module/number description-string
Here, bore is the about-face bore cardinal area the anchorage resides, and cardinal is the port
number on that module. The description cord charge be beneath than 21 characters, and can have
embedded spaces with no appropriate treatment. To abolish a anchorage description, use the set port
name module/number command, followed by a carrying acknowledgment (no description string).
Port Speed
Switch ports can be assigned a specific acceleration through about-face agreement commands. Ethernet
ports can be set to speeds of 10, 100, and Auto for autonegotiate mode. Gigabit Ethernet ports
are consistently set to a acceleration of 1000. Token Ring ports can be set to speeds of 4, 16, and Auto for
autosensing mode.
NOTE If a 10/100 Fast Ethernet anchorage is assigned a acceleration of auto, both its acceleration and bifold approach will
be negotiated.
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Assigning Anchorage Acceleration on an IOS-Based Switch
To specify the anchorage acceleration on a accurate Ethernet port, use the afterward interface configuration
command:
Switch(config-if)# acceleration {10 | 100 | auto}
Assigning Anchorage Acceleration on an CLI-Based Switch
On a CLI-based switch, set the anchorage acceleration with the afterward command:
Switch(enable) set anchorage acceleration module/number {10 | 100 | auto}
Switch(enable) set anchorage acceleration module/number {4 | 16 | auto}
The aboriginal band applies to Ethernet or Fast Ethernet ports, while the additional band applies to Token
Ring ports.