Switch Ports
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Browsing Switch Ports
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The **Switch Port** List provides detailed information about every **Switch
Port** detected on the network. The **Switch Port List** can be viewed by going
to the **Switch Management Panel** in the top left, and clicking on Switch
Ports.

Contextual Information
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#. Go to **Management > Switch**
#. Find and click on desired **Switch Name**
#. Find information such as:

    - **Switch** - Hostname of Switch
    - **Port** - Port Number of Switch
    - **Description** - Description of port
    - **Authenticated User** - Authenticated user's Full Name through connected
      switch port
    - **Hostname** - Hostname of node through connected switch port
    - **IP / MAC** - IP / MAC through connected switch port
    - **Nodes** - The number of nodes through connected switch port
    - **MACs** - The number of macs through connected switch port
    - **Connection Type** - Connection type through connected switch port
    - **Link** - Link On Green icon, Link Off Gray icon
    - **Admin Down** - Indicates port shutdown.
    - **Duplex** - Link Duplex
    - **Speed** - Link Speed
    - **Traffic** - bps through connected switch port
    - **Utilization** - Port utilization ``%``
    - **VLAN ID** - VLAN ID assigned to the port
    - **Trunk Port** - Show if trunk port is enabled ``trunk`` or blank
    - **Port Security Settings** - Status of Port Security settings  ``On`` or
      ``Off``
    - **802.1x Settings** - Status of 802.1x settings ``Enable`` or blank
    - **Auth MACs** - The number of Authenticated MAC address

Add to a Node Bucket
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#. Go to **Management > Switch** in the top panel
#. Find **Switch Ports** to add. Click **Checkbox** (*Make sure that port has
   at least 1 node connected*)
#. Click **Tasks > Add To Node Bucket**
#. Click **Ok** (*Nodes added to your Node Bucket will appear in the Management
   > Node view*)

Remove from a Node Bucket
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#. Go to **Management > Node** in the top panel
#. Go to **Sensor Tab > Node Bucket** in the left panel
#. Find **Node** from **Node Bucket** window. Click **Checkbox**
#. Click **Empty** button in top right (*To clean the entire Node Bucket. Click
   Empty All*)

Searching Switch Ports
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You can search **Switches** and their information using the **Search Bar**
located at the top of the main panel. Details that can be searched are Switch
Name, Port, Description, Auth User, Hostname, or the Number of MACs/Nodes.

Changing Switch Port Description
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#. Go to **Management > Switch** in the top panel
#. Find and click **Switch Port** in the **Port** column

Under **General** tab

#. For **Description field**, enter a description
#. Click **Update**

Changing Switch Port VLAN ID
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#. Go to **Management > Switch** in the top panel
#. Find and click **Switch Port** in the **Port** column

Under **General** tab

#. For **VLAN ID**, enter a number
#. Click **Send SNMP Command**

Changing Switch Port Default VLAN
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#. Go to **Management > Switch** in the top panel
#. Find and click **Switch Port** in the **Port** column

Under **General** tab

#. For **Default VLAN**, enter a number. When a node attached to a switchport
   falls under an Enforcement Policy where switch port VLAN assignment is not
   specified, the switch port will be set the the **Default VLAN**. Enter **0**
   as the **Default VLAN** to perform no change to the Switch Port.
#. Click **Set**

.. note:: In order to change a Description, or VLAN ID the read/write Community
   string or an SNMPv3 Username with write permissions for that Switch must be
   specified.