Enabling NSNA on ports using EDM

Use the following procedure to enable NSNA on ports.

Prerequisites

  • Open one of the supported browsers.

  • Enter the IP address of the switch to open an EDM session.

Procedure steps

  1. In the Device Physical View, select the port that you want to add to the NSNA solution.

  2. Right-click the selected port.

  3. In the shortcut menu, select Edit.

    The Port dialog box appears with the Interface tab selected.

  4. In the work area, click the NSNA tab.

  5. Configure the port as required.

  6. In the toolbar, click Apply.

Variable definitions

The following table describes the NSNA tab fields.

Variable Value
Mode Specifies the NSNA mode for the port.

Options are the following:

  • disabled

  • dynamic

  • uplink

ImportantImportant

When you specify a port as dynamic, it is changed to Spanning Tree Protocol (STP) Fast Learning automatically. You can change this to be disabled. It cannot be set to Normal Learning for NSNA.

VoipVlans
Specifies the VoIP VLANs to which this port belongs.
ImportantImportant

This field is only available when the port mode is dynamic.

UplinkVlans
Specifies the NSNA uplink VLANs to which this port belongs.
ImportantImportant

This field is only available when the port mode is uplink.

State
Specifies the current NSNA color of the port. Possible states are the following:
  • none

  • Red

  • Yellow

  • Green

DhcpState
Specifies the DHCP state of the port. Possible DHCP states are the following:
  • blocked

  • unblocked