Port Configuration

The Port Configuration dialog box provides information on the selected DSx port.

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Right-click on a DSx port and then select Configure from the popup menu; or double-click on the port.

The following information appears:

Index (ifIndex)

Descriptor (ifDescr)

Name (ifName)

Type (ifType)

Admin Status (ifAdminStatus)

Operational Status (ifOperStatus)

Physical Address (ifPhysAddress)

IP Address (ipAdEntAddr)

Mtu (Octets) (ifMtu)

Speed (bps) (ifSpeed)

Last Change Time (ifLastChange)

Link Up/Down Trap Enable (ifLinkUpDownTrapEnable)

Connector Present (ifConnectorPresent)


Index (ifIndex)

Unique identifier for the card.


Descriptor (ifDescr)

Provides summary information for the interface (such as the product name, manufacturer, and hardware version).


Name (ifName)

Name of the interface.


Type (ifType)

Indicates the type of interface. There are nine possible values:

ethernetCsmacd (6)

Ethernet interface

voiceFXS (102)

FXS interface

voiceFXO (101)

FXO interface

basicISDN (20)

BRI interface

primaryISDN (21)

other (1)

other

voiceEM (100)

voice receive and transmit

voiceEncap (103)

voice encapsulation

voiceOverIp (104)

Voice over IP encapsulation


Admin Status (ifAdminStatus)

Administrative status of the interface. There are two possible values:

up (1)

ready to pass packets

down (2)

the interface is not operational


Operational Status (ifOperStatus)

Operational status of the interface. There are five possible values:

up (1)

ready to pass packets

down (2)

not operational

testing (3)

interface is in some test mode

unknown (4)

status cannot be determined

dormant (5)


Physical Address (ifPhysAddress)

Physical address of the interface.


IP Address (ipAdEntAddr)

IP address of the interface.


Mtu (Octets) (ifMtu)

Size of the largest packet which can be sent or received on the interface, in octets.


Speed (bps) (ifSpeed)

An estimate of the interface's bandwidth, in bits per second.


Last Change Time (ifLastChange)

The value of sysUpTime when the interface entered its current operational state.


Link Up/Down Trap Enable (ifLinkUpDownTrapEnable)

Indicates whether linkUp or linDown traps should be generated for the interface.


Connector Present (ifConnectorPresent)

Indicates whether the interface has a physical connector.