Here you select how this interface is to be used.
Telnet path:/Setup/Interfaces/Ethernet-Ports
Possible values:
- LAN-1 to LAN-n: The interface is allocated to a logical LAN.
- DSL-1 to DSL-n: The interface is allocated to a DSL interface.
- Idle: The interface is not allocated to any particular task, but it remains physically active.
- Monitor: The port is a monitor port, i.e. everything received at the other ports is output via this port. A packet sniffer such as Ethereal can be connected to this port, for example.
- Power down: The interface is deactivated.
Default: Depends on the particular interface or the hardware model.