Cisco Systems SRW248G4PK9NA User Manual

Overview

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Cisco Small Business 300 Series Managed Switch Administration Guide 

The Smartport feature provides a convenient way to save and share common 
configurations. By applying the same Smartport macro to multiple interfaces, the 
interfaces share a common set of configurations. A Smartport macro is a script of 
CLI (Command Line Interface) commands 

A Smartport macro can be applied to an interface by the macro name, or by the 
Smartport type associated with the macro. Applying a Smartport macro by macro 
name can be done only through CLI. Refer to the CLI guide for details. 

There are two ways to apply a Smartport macro by Smartport type to an 
interface:

•

Static Smartport—You manually assign a Smartport type to an interface. 
The result is the corresponding Smartport macro is applied to the interface.

•

Auto Smartport—Auto Smartport waits for a device to be attached to the 
interface before applying a configuration. When a device is detected from 
an interface, the Smartport macro (if assigned) that corresponds to the 
Smartport type of the attaching device is automatically applied.

The Smartport feature consists of various components and works in conjunction 
with other features on the device. These components and features are described 
in the following sections:

•

Smartport, Smartport types and Smartport macros, described in this 
section.

•

Voice VLAN and Smartport, described in the 

 section.

•

LLDP/CDP for Smartport, described in the 

 and 

 sections, respectively.

Additionally, typical work flows are described in the 

section.