This tab appears when you select a device in the left-panel Network Elements tab. Multi-module devices will display slot numbers according to which slots have modules in them, and a Logical Ports grouping (if you have the Hide Logical Ports feature deselected in the Options view.) Stand-alone devices and single-module devices will simply display a Ports grouping.
Expand a slot or ports grouping to display a table of information about the ports on the device. To see a menu of options available for a port, right-click the port.
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Port data retrieval requires many SNMP queries and can cause significant wait times to fill in the requested port details view. High network latency environments are most impacted by the delay. Use this menu to hide unnecessary columns to improve performance by reducing SNMP overhead.
- Show all columns (Slower) - Lets you view all port details.
- Show only basic columns (Fastest) - Hides some columns of information to lower SNMP overhead and allow faster retrieval times of port data.
- Show optional columns (Faster) - Display one or more of the hidden columns by selecting an optional column checkbox.
- Slot
- Multi-module devices display slot numbers according to which slots have modules in them, and a Logical Ports grouping (if you have the Hide Logical Ports feature deselected in the Options view.) Stand-alone devices and single-module devices will simply display a Ports grouping.
- Port
- 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.
- Default Role
- See Default Role in the Concepts topic for information on default roles. For additional information, see Port Mode.
- Egress Policy
- Displays whether egress policy is enabled, disabled, or not supported (N/A) for the port.
- Port Type
- Type of port. Possible values include: Access, Interswitch Backplane, Backplane, Interswitch, and Logical.
- 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).
- Port Mode
- Port mode as set in the port's Port Properties Authentication Configuration tab. If Policy Manager is unable to determine the port mode (e.g., for logical ports), Unknown is displayed.
- Device Auth Mode
- Authentication type(s) configured on the device (Quarantine, 802.1X, Web-Based, MAC, CEP, Auto Tracking, or None). Some devices support multiple authentication types and multiple users (Multi-User authentication) per port, while others are restricted to only one or two authentication types and single users per port (Single User authentication). If the value is None, all types of authentication are disabled at the device level, and port authentication settings cannot be configured and will not take effect.
- Drop VLAN Tagged Frames
- Indicates whether or not the Drop VLAN Tagged Frames feature is enabled on the port.
- TCI Overwrite
- Indicates whether or not TCI Overwrite is enabled on the port. Ports on devices that do not support TCI Overwrite will display N/A (Not Applicable) for this column.
- MAC Locking
- Indicates whether or not MAC locking is enabled on the port.
- Port Properties Button
- Select a port in the table and click this button to access the Port Properties General tab where you can view and edit port information.
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