Configuring Switch Ports on AOS-S Switches

To view the port details of a switch, complete the following steps:

Switches
  1. In the Aruba Central On-Premises app Short form for application. It generally refers to the application that is downloaded and used on mobile devices. , select one of the following options:
    • To select a switch group in the filter, complete the following steps:
      1. Set the filter to a group containing at least one switch.

        The dashboard context for the group is displayed.

      2. Under Manage, click Devices > Switches.
      3. Click the AOS-S or Config icon to view the switch configuration dashboard.
    • To select a switch in the filter, complete the following steps:
      1. Set the filter to Global or a group containing at least one switch.
      2. Under Manage, click Devices > Switches.

        A list of switches is displayed in the List view.

      3. Click a switch under Device Name.

        The dashboard context for the switch is displayed.

      4. Under Manage, click Device.

        The tabs to configure the switch is displayed.

  2. Click Interface > Ports. The Ports page is displayed with the list of ports configured on the switch.

    For AOS-S switches, the Ports page displays the information described in Table 1.

    To list the unsupported transceivers, turn on the Unsupported transceivers toggle switch.

    After enabling the Unsupported transceivers toggle switch, reboot the switch or replug the transceivers. Disabling the unsupported transceivers will cause all the ports with unsupported transceiver modules to go down.

    Disabling the unsupported transceivers will cause all the ports with unsupported transceiver modules to go down.

  3. Select the port row, click Edit.

    The Edit Ports pop-up window is displayed.

  4. Configure the required parameters.
  5. Click Save.

The following table describes the Ports page parameters for AOS-S switches.

Table 1: Ports Page—AOS-S Switches

Name

Description

Value

Port Number

Indicates the number assigned to the switch port.

Dependent on the switch type.

Name

Name of the port for easy identification.

You can add or edit port names. However, do not delete port names as it may cause config push to fail. The config push failure may also arise if you move a switch from a group configured with port names to a new group. This issue is only applicable to switch firmware versions earlier than 16.08.0002.

For example:

UPLINK-SRVR-ROOM

 

Admin Status

Allows you to set the operational status of the port.

Up or Down

Speed-Duplex (Mbps)

Allows you to set the maximum bandwidth of the port traffic.

Select from drop-down.

Default is Auto.

Tunneled

Indicates whether the port is tunneled or not.

Enable or Disable

To configure a Tunnel Node Server, see Configuring Tunnel Node Server on AOS-S Switches.

DHCP Snooping

Status of port to filter DHCP Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol. A network protocol that enables a server to automatically assign an IP address to an IP-enabled device from a defined range of numbers configured for a given network.  messages received at the port.

Trust or Untrust

See Configuring DHCP Snooping on AOS-S Switches.

Access Policy (In)

Allows you to apply an existing access policy for the inbound traffic on the port.

Select from drop-down.

See Configuring Access Policies on AOS-S Switches.

Access Policy (Out)

Allows you to apply an existing access policy for the outbound traffic on the port.

Select from drop-down.

See Configuring Access Policies on AOS-S Switches.

Trunk Group

Displays the name of the trunk group to which the port is assigned.

To configure a Trunk Group, see Configuring Trunk Groups on AOS-S Switches in UI Groups.