Configuration Guide Vol. 1


9.1.1 Management port connection

The management port provides an interface for connecting remote operation terminals.

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(1) Functional Specifications of Management Port

The management port uses a 10BASE-T/100BASE-TX twisted-pair cable (UTP). The following table describes the functional specifications of the management port.

Table 9-1: Functional specifications of the management port

Overview of authentication VLAN functionality

Specifications

Interface type

10BASE-T, 100BASE-TX

Auto-negotiation

Supported

Auto MDI/MDIX function

Supported

Flow control

Not supported

Jumbo frames

Not supported

MAC and LLC sub-hierarchical control frames

Supports only Ethernet V2 formats

(802.3 format, other unsupported)

Target protocol

IPv4, IPv6

Filtering

Not supported

QoS

Not supported

Multicast

Not supported

In the management port, you can select whether to perform IPv4 forwarding or IPv6 forwarding in the configuration. The following tables describe IPv4 and IPv6 features that cannot be configured for the management port.

Table 9-2: IPv4/IPv6 functionality on the management port

Overview of authentication VLAN functionality

Specifications

MTU

1500(fixed)

Subnet broadcast forwarding

Not supported

ICMP/ICMPv6 redirection

Sending

IPv4 source routing

Relay if the relay function is set

ProxyARP

Not supported

Local Proxy ARP

Not supported

ARP related parameters

Number of retransmissions: 1 (fixed)

Retransmission interval 2 seconds (fixed)

Expiration time 14400 seconds (fixed)

Static ARP/NDP

Not supported

VRRP (IPv4/IPv6) /GSRP

Not supported

(2) Notes on using the management port

The management port is an interface intended primarily for remote operation. The performance of communication through the management port is limited.