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Catalyst 2950 Desktop Switch Software Configuration Guide
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Chapter 3 Getting Started with CMS
Front Panel View
Port Modes and LEDs
The port modes (Table 3-4) determine the type of information displayed through the port LEDs. When
you change port modes, the meanings of the port LED colors (Table 3-5) also change.
Note The bandwidth utilization mode (UTIL LED) does not appear on the front-panel images. Select
Reports > Bandwidth Graphs to display the total bandwidth in use by the switch. Refer to the switch
hardware installation guide for information about using the UTIL LED.
To select or change a mode, click the Mode button until the desired mode LED is green.
Table 3-3 RPS LED
Color RPS Status
Black (off) RPS is off or is not installed.
Green RPS is connected and operational.
Blinking green RPS is providing power to another switch in the stack.
Amber RPS is connected but not functioning.
The RPS could be in standby mode. To put the RPS in Active mode, press the Standby/Active button on the
RPS, and the LED should turn green. If it does not, one of these conditions could exist:
• One of the RPS power supplies could be down. Contact Cisco Systems.
• The RPS fan could have failed. Contact Cisco Systems.
Blinking amber Internal power supply of the switch is down, and redundancy is lost. The switch is operating on the RPS.
Table 3-4 Port Modes
Mode LED Description
STAT Link status of the ports. Default mode.
DUPLX Duplex setting on the ports. The default setting on the 10/100 ports is auto. The default setting
on the 10/100/1000 ports is full.
SPEED Speed setting on the ports. The default setting on the 10/100 and 10/100/1000 ports is auto.