Here you select how this interface is to be used.
Note: The default value depends on the particular interface or the hardware model.
- SNMP ID:
- 2.23.30.4
- Console path:
- Setup > Interfaces > Ethernet-ports
- Possible values:
- LAN-1 to LAN-n
- The interface is allocated to a logical LAN.
- DSL-1 to DSL-n
- The interface is allocated to a DSL interface.
- Idle
- The interface is not allocated to any particular task, but it remains physically active.
- Monitor
- The port is a monitor port, i.e. everything received at the other ports is output via this port. A packet sniffer such as Ethereal can be connected to this port, for example.
- Power down
- The interface is deactivated.
