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Port Graphics

Port Graphics displays the PortShield interfaces (ports) for your appliance. The large graphic represents the appliance’s available interfaces. The interfaces are color coded to reflect their configuration:

Color Code for Interface Configuration
This color Designates this type of interface
Black Unassigned, that is, not part of a PortShield group.
Orange Selected to be configured.
Greyed-out Cannot be assigned, that is, added to a PortShield group.
Grey interfaces with a person graphic Switch MGMT
Any (other than black, orange, or grey) with an UP arrow Uplink
Same color (other than black, orange, or grey) Part of a PortShield group, with the master interface having a white outline around the color.

Each port graphic is labeled with its associated port name: X0 - Xn. When you select an interface or interfaces, you can configure them as described in Configuring PortShield Groups.

When one or more extended switches are provisioned, Port Graphics displays the PortShield interfaces (ports) for both the appliance and the switch(es):

  • The first graphic displays the appliance’s ports and is not labeled.
  • The next graphic displays the ports for the first external switch, External Switch 1, which is labeled SwitchModel External Switch 1, for example, X1018P External Switch 1.
  • If more external switches are provisioned, subsequent graphics display the ports for the other external switches in order of their ID, that is, External Switch 2, External Switch 3, and External Switch 4.

The color coding for external interfaces is the same as for the appliance; see Color Code for Interface Configuration.