Allied Telesis AT-S84 - Manual (Page 88)

Chapter 6: Port Trunking
88 Section I: Using the Menus Interface
Setting Up a Port Trunk
This section contains the following procedures for working with port trunks:
ˆ “Creating a Port Trunk,” next
ˆ “Modifying a Port Trunk” on page 90
ˆ “Enabling or Disabling a Port Trunk” on page 91
Creating a Port
Trunk
This procedure explains how to create a port trunk.
Caution
Do not connect the cables to the ports on the switches until after you
have configured the trunk with the management software.
Connecting the cables before configuring the software creates a
loop in your network topology, which can result in broadcast storms
and poor network performance.
To create a port trunk, perform the following procedure:
1. From the Main Menu, type A to select Advanced Switch
Configuration.
The Advanced Switch Configuration Menu is shown in Figure 21.
Figure 21. Advanced Switch Configuration Menu
2. From the Advanced Switch Configuration Menu, type T to select
Trunk Configuration.
AT-9000/24 Local Management System
Main Menu -> Advanced Switch Configuration Menu
[V]LAN Management
[T]runk Configuration
[I]GMP Snooping Configuration
Quality of [S]ervice Configuration
Port [M]irroring Configuration
802.x[X] Port Based Access Control Configuration
[Q]uit to previous menu
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