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Modifying a port trunk – Allied Telesis AT-S62 User Manual

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Chapter 8: Port Trunking

Section I: Basic Operations

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Modifying a Port Trunk

This section contains the procedure for modifying a port trunk on the
switch. Be sure to review the guidelines in Port Trunking Overview on
page 122 before perf
orming the procedure.

Caution

If you will be adding or removing ports from the trunk, you should
disconnect all data cables from the ports of the trunk on the switch
before performing the procedure. Adding or removing ports from a
port trunk without first disconnecting the cables may result in loops
in your network topology, which can produce broadcast storms and
poor network performance.

Note the following before performing this procedure:

❑ If you are adding a port and the port will be the lowest numbered

port in the trunk, its parameter settings will overwrite the settings
of the existing ports in the trunk. Consequently, you should check
to see if its settings are appropriate prior to adding it.

❑ If you are adding a port and the port will not be the lowest

numbered port in the trunk, its settings will be changed to match
the settings of the existing ports in the trunk.

❑ If you are adding a port to a trunk, you should check to be sure

that the new port is an untagged member of the same VLAN as
the other trunk ports. A trunk cannot contain ports that are
untagged members of different VLANs.

To modify a port trunk, perform the following procedure:

1. From the Main Menu, type 1 to select Port Configuration.

The Port Configuration menu is shown in Figure 20 on page 95.

2. From the Port Configuration menu, type 4 to select Port Trunking.

The Port Trunking menu is shown in Figure 35 on page 130.

3. Type M to select Modify Trunk.

The following prompt is displayed:

Enter Trunk ID: [1 to 6] ->

4. Enter the ID number of the trunk you want to modify.