Allied Telesis AT-S62 - Manual (Page 629)

AT-S62 User’s Guide
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Creating a Port Trunk
This section contains the procedure for creating a port trunk on the
switch. Be sure to review the guidelines in Port Trunking Overview on
page 122 before performing the procedure.
Caution
Do not connect the cables to the trunk ports on the switches until
after you have configured the trunk with the management software.
Connecting the cables before configuring the software will create a
loop in your network topology. Data loops can result in broadcast
storms and poor network performance.
Note
Before you create a port trunk, examine the speed, duplex mode,
and flow control settings of the lowest numbered port that will be a
part of the trunk. Check to be sure that the settings are correct for
the end node to which the trunk will be connected. When you create
the trunk, the AT-S62 management software copies the settings of
the lowest numbered port in the trunk to the other ports so that all
the settings are the same.
You should also check to be sure that the ports are untagged
members of the same VLAN. You cannot create a trunk of ports that
are untagged members of different VLANs.
To create a port trunk, perform the following procedure:
1. From the Home Page, select Configuration.
The System page is displayed with the General tab selected by
default, as shown in Figure 194 on page 586.
2. From the Configuration menu, select Layer 1.
The Layer 1 page opens with the Port Settings tab displayed by
default, as shown in Figure 203 on page 610.
3. Select the Port Trunking tab.