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Question posted by aaromdow on April 13th, 2014

How To Change The Port Speed On Dell Powerconnect 2808

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Answer #1: Posted by MWatDell on April 14th, 2014 1:11 AM
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Hi aaromdow

You can set the port speed for the PowerConnect 2808 from the GUI.

Please refer to this manual on Page 101:
ftp://ftp.dell.com/Manuals/all-products/esuprt_ser_stor_net/esuprt_powerconnect/powerconnect-2808_user's%20guide_en-us.pdf

Hope this helps.


MW@Dell

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User's Guide - Page 3

... 9 PowerConnect 2808 9 PowerConnect 2816 9 PowerConnect 2824 10 PowerConnect 2848 10 Summary of PowerConnect Models 11 Features 11 General Features 11 MAC Address Supported Features 13 Layer 2 Features 13 VLAN Supported Features 14 Spanning Tree Protocol Features 15 Class of Service (CoS) Features 16 Ethernet Switch Management Features 16 2 Hardware Description 17 Switch Port...
User's Guide - Page 9

...; Servers • Hubs • Routers The PowerConnect devices are managed by Dell's OpenManage Switch Administrator. PowerConnect 2808 The following figure illustrates the PowerConnect 2816 front panel. The switches are primarily designated for installing, configuring and maintaining the PowerConnect 2808, PowerConnect 2816, PowerConnect 2824, and PowerConnect 2848 Webmanaged Gigabit...
User's Guide - Page 11

... active at the end of the queue. Fans baud rate is unavailable for configuration. Dell PowerConnect 28xx Systems User Guide 11 Provides switch management through the web interface. • Unmanaged Mode - Back Pressure Support On half-duplex links, the receiving port prevents buffer overflows by removing the IP address of Line (HOL) blocking results...
User's Guide - Page 12

... are used for hubs and switches is automatically enabled for the entire system and cannot be halted temporarily, in order to prevent buffer overflows. The Jumbo Frames Support feature, utilizes the network optimally by the user. AutoMDI/MDIX Support The switch automatically detects whether the cable connected to configure the port speeds advertised. Auto MDI...
User's Guide - Page 13

.... 802.1D Bridging in Unmanaged Mode In Unmanaged Mode, the switch performs classic bridging. Addresses are forwarded based on a port, and subsequent reducing of 16K MAC addresses. MAC Address Supported Features MAC Address Capacity Support The PowerConnect 2808, 2816, 2824 switches support a total of 8K MAC addresses, and the PowerConnect 2848 supports a total of transmit power.
User's Guide - Page 14

... VLAN Assignment (DVA) Dynamic VLAN Assignment allows automatic assignment of switching ports that comprise a single broadcast domain. Packets are collections of users to six aggregated links. Each of all ports on a combination of incoming and outgoing packets from physical link disruption 14 Dell PowerConnect 28xx Systems User Guide • Short-Reach - Users can be defined...
User's Guide - Page 15

... changes to propagate and for many applications. Fast Link STP can take up to 30-60 seconds to provide the switch system with the same speed set to decide whether its ports are... Tree can take 30-60 seconds for the switch Dell PowerConnect 28xx Systems User Guide 15 The switch can be received from functioning as the root port for each host to full-duplex operation. BootP...
User's Guide - Page 17

... Description Switch Port Configurations PowerConnect 28xx Front and Back Panel Port Description The DellPowerConnect™ 28xx switches use 10/100/1000BASE-T ports on page 49. For more information about management modes and transitioning between management modes and to right. The combo 1000 Mbps optical ports can operate at 1000 Mbps, full-duplex mode. PowerConnect 2808 Front...
User's Guide - Page 18

... between management modes and to indicate the port status. PowerConnect 2816 Back Panel 18 Dell PowerConnect 28xx Systems User Guide On the left to transition between them, see "Management Modes" on or not. PowerConnect 2816 Front Panel On the front panel there are 16 ports which indicates the Ethernet switch operational status and the management mode. The...
User's Guide - Page 19

... swappable optical transceiver, which offers high-speed 1000BASE-SX or 1000BASELX connection. A Mode push-button, located on the right side on page 49. Port features and port controls are numbered 1 to 24, top down and left to the SFP (or vice versa) without resetting the device. Dell PowerConnect 28xx Systems User Guide 19 If both...
User's Guide - Page 20

... active port, whereas the RJ-45 port will be used on or not. PowerConnect 2848 Front Panel On the front panel there are 48 ports, which indicates the Ethernet switch operational status and the management mode. The four combo ports are LEDs to the SFP (or vice versa) without resetting the device. A Mode push- 20 Dell PowerConnect 28xx...
User's Guide - Page 22

... Dell PowerConnect 28xx Systems User Guide The following table describes the Power Supply status LED indications. Speed/Link/Activity is indicated on . Table 2-1. Table 2-2. One or more information about management modes and transitioning between them, see "Management Modes" on the right LED. The following table describes the fan status LED indications. Indicates the switch...
User's Guide - Page 23

... 49. The PowerConnect 2808 and PowerConnect 2816 devices have no internal fans. Dell PowerConnect 28xx Systems User Guide 23 RJ-45 Copper-based 10/100/1000BASE-T LEDs The RJ-45 LED indications are described in the following table describes the SFP LED indications. Switch Ventilation Fan The PowerConnect 2848 switch has three fans and the PowerConnect 2824 switch has one...
User's Guide - Page 24

..., hubs, routers, or other switches are only recommendations for 100BASE-TX connections also operate with the IEEE 802.3ab standards. RJ-45 Pin Number Allocation for 10/100/1000BASE-T Ports The 10/100/1000BASE-T ports are supported. RJ-45 Connections for 10/100/ 1000BASE-T Ethernet Port Pin No 1 2 3 4 5 Function TxRx 1+ TxRx 1TxRx 2+ TxRx 2TxRx 3+ 24 Dell PowerConnect...
User's Guide - Page 35

... not established. RJ-45 Pin Number Allocation for 10/100/1000BaseT Ports The 10/100/1000BaseT ports are category 5. Copper Cable and Optical Transceiver Diagnostics are summarized in the table following. Table 3-2. Dell PowerConnect 28xx Systems User Guide 35 Connector types, ports and cables are supported. Both the straight through cables must be used to...
User's Guide - Page 36

... a port to the same speed and duplex mode. MDI/MDIX The device supports auto-detection of speed, duplex...Dell PowerConnect 28xx Systems User Guide Auto-Negotiation Auto-negotiation enables automatic detection of straight through cable and a crossover cable irrelevant. (The standard wiring for end stations is known as MDI (Media Dependent Interface), and the standard wiring for hubs and switches...
User's Guide - Page 37

... Function Port speed and mode Port forwarding state Port tagging Flow Control Back Pressure MDIX (not user-configurable) Default Setting 10/100/1000BaseT copper: auto-negotiation full duplex Enabled No tagging On Off (disabled on ingress) On (relevant to coppers ports only) Dell PowerConnect 28xx Systems User Guide 37 Switching Port Default Settings The following table gives the port default...
User's Guide - Page 39

...; If the device is to be used as an unmanaged switch, there is no need for other procedures. Starting and Configuring...Dell PowerConnect 28xx Systems User Guide 39 For initial configuration, the standard device configuration is recommended that you obtain the most recent revision of the user documentation from http://support.dell.com. NOTE: The PowerConnect 2808 has an internal serial port...
User's Guide - Page 40

...change between managed and unmanaged modes, press the Mode Button for less than seven seconds. The PowerConnect 2808/16/24/48 models include a built-in this section refers to the device when set to operate as a managed switch the boot procedure can be monitored on the connected terminal as a managed switch...an AC power receptacle. 40 Dell PowerConnect 28xx Systems User Guide Installation ...
Getting Started Guide - Page 7

... an unmanaged switch, they need to change the mode from the factory in the DellPowerConnect™ 2800 Series User's Guide, available on the wall. No configuration is delivered from Unmanaged to Managed, as : • Servers • Hubs • Routers The PowerConnect devices are designed to connect workstations and other network devices, such as described...

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