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Figure 6- 11. Link Aggregation Group Configuration window – Modify
The user-changeable parameters are as follows:
Parameter Description
Group ID Select an ID number for the group, between 1 and 32.
State Trunk groups can be toggled between Enabled and Disabled.This is used to turn a port trunking group on or off.
This is useful for diagnostics, to quickly isolate a bandwidth intensive network device or to have an absolute
backup aggregation group that is not under automatic control.
Master Port Choose the Master Port for the trunk group using the pull down menu.
Member Ports Choose the members of a trunked group. 2 to 8 ports can be assigned to an individual group.
Flooding Port A trunking group must designate one port to allow transmission of broadcasts and unknown unicasts.
Active Port Shows the port that is currently forwarding packets.
Type This pull-down menu allows you to select between Static and LACP (Link Aggregation Control Protocol). LACP
allows for the automatic detection of links in a Port Trunking Group.
After setting the previous parameters, click Apply to allow your changes to be implemented. Successfully created trunk groups will be show in the Current
Link Aggregation Group Entries.
6-8 LACP Port Setting
The LACP Port Setting window is used in conjunction with the Link Aggregation window to create port trunking groups on the Switch. Using the
following window, the user may set which ports will be active and passive in processing and sending LACP control frames.
Figure 6- 12. LACP Port Setting and LACP Port Information window
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