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To display the Smartports window, either Click Smartports on the toolbar. Choose Configure > Smartports. The Smartports window provides options to automatically enable Cisco-recommended configurations for the switch and for connections from the switch ports. By using these Smartports options, some advanced features are configured accurately, consistently, and quickly on your switch and switch ports: Recommended System Setup Recommended Port Setup To save any changes that you make on this window, click Submit. To discard any unsaved changes, click Cancel. For complete information about the Smartports feature, see the switch software configuration guide. The Support window provides a link to the switch documentation. ### Recommended System Setup The recommended system setup enables a set of advanced system settings that can improve the performance of the switch. Check Enable to enable the recommended system setup, and click Submit. To disable this feature, uncheck Enable, and click Submit. ##### Advanced System Settings As a result of enabling the recommended system setup, these advanced system settings are automatically enabled: Rapid Per-VLAN spanning-tree plus (PVST+) for load-balancing across VLANs and providing rapid convergence of spanning-tree instances Loop guard for preventing alternate or root ports from becoming designated ports Dynamic port error recovery for link state failures Class of service (CoS)-to-Differentiated Services Code Point (DSCP) mappings for high-performance quality of service UniDirectional Link Detection (UDLD) aggressive mode for detecting and disabling unidirectional links on fiber-optic interfaces These advanced settings cannot be changed through the device manager, however they can be changed through Network Assistant or through the switch command-line interface (CLI). For information about these features, see the switch configuration guide. The Support window provides a link to the switch documentation. ### Recommended Port Setup The recommended port setup options enable advanced connection settings that can improve the performance of the connections between the switch ports and attached devices. The advanced connection settings, enabled through the port setup options, cannot be changed through the device manager, however they can be changed through Network Assistant or through the switch command-line interface (CLI). For information about these features, see the switch configuration guide. The Support window provides a link to the switch documentation. You can enable a port setup on one or more switch ports and assign the enabled ports to specific VLANs. Move the pointer over a port to display its port number and VLAN ID (VLAN membership). If a port setup is enabled on the port, the port setup name is also displayed. Notes: When you enable a port setup on a port, all exising port settings are removed. We recommend that you do not change specific port settings after enabling a port setup on a port. Any port setting changes might affect the effectiveness of the enabled port setup. Do not enable the desktop port setup on ports that are connected to routers or to other switches. The switch provides these port setup options:
| Use this port setup on a switch port that is connected to a desktop device, such as a PC or printer. This port setup increases network security and reliability on the connection. Note: Do not enable the desktop port setup on ports that are connected to routers or to other switches.
| Use this port setup on a switch port that is connected to another Cisco switch.
| Use this port setup on a switch port that is connected to a Cisco router.
| Use this port setup on a switch port that is connected to a Cisco IP phone. This port setup provides the same advanced settings as the Desktop port setup, as well as dedicated voice VLANs to ensure proper treatment of delay-sensitive voice traffic.
| Use this port setup on a switch port that is connected to a Cisco wireless access point.
| No port setup is enabled on the switch. This is the factory default.
| A non-Cisco port setup or multiple port setups are enabled on the port. Note: Ports with the Unsupported Setup icon are not displayed on the Customize window.
#### Enabling and Disabling a Port Setup on A Single Port To enable a port setup on a specific port: Select a port setup option from the Select a port setup list. Click the port. The icon for the selected port setup appears on the port. Click Submit to enable the port setup on the port. To remove the port setup from a port: Select None from the Select a port setup list. Click the port. The None icon appears on the port. Click Submit. Notes: When you enable a port setup on a port, all exising port settings are removed. We recommend that you do not change specific port settings after enabling a port setup on a port. Any port setting changes might affect the effectiveness of the port setup. Do not enable the desktop port setup on ports that are connected to routers or to other switches. #### Enabling and Disabling a Port Setup on All Ports To enable the selected port setup for all ports: Select a port setup option from the Select a port setup list. Check Enable the selected port setup for all ports. The icon for the selected port setup appears on the ports. For any port that should not be enabled with the selected port setup: Select another port setup option from the Select a port setup list. Click the port. The icon for the selected port setup appears on the port. Click Submit. To disable port setup for all ports: Select None from the Select a port setup list. Check Enable the selected port setup for all ports. The None icon appears on the ports. Click Submit. Notes: When you enable a port setup on a port, all exising port settings are removed. We recommend that you do not change specific port settings after enabling a port setup on a port. Any port setting changes might affect the effectiveness of the port setup. Do not enable the desktop port setup on ports that are connected to routers or to other switches. #### Customizing the Port Setup on Ports Ports enabled with a port setup are listed in the Customize window. You can assign these ports to different VLANs (also referred to as VLAN memberships). A VLAN is a way to restrict specific data broadcasts to specific logical workgroups. For example, information about employee salaries can be sent only to devices belonging to a VLAN created for payroll-related communications. Ports assigned to the same VLAN can share the same data broadcasts and system resources. Communication between VLANs require a Layer 3 device (such as a router or a Layer 3 switch). Each VLAN has an ID. By default, all ports are assigned to VLAN 1. VLAN 1 is typically where unrestricted broadcast traffic appears. For complete information about VLANs, see the switch software configuration guide. The Support window provides a link to the switch documentation. You can sort the contents in each table column either by port number or VLAN ID. To sort a table column, click the column heading. To change the VLAN membership of switch ports enabled with a port setup, follow these steps:
Step 1 | Click Customize Port Setup to display the Customize window. Note: You can display the Customize window only if you have enabled a port setup on at least one port.
Step 2 | From the Customize window, change the VLAN ID to which the port belongs. The VLAN ID can be from 1 to 1001. The default is 1. See the switch software configuration guide for information about using VLAN IDs from 1006 and higher.
Step 3 | Click Done.
Step 4 | From the Smartports window, click Submit to save your change.