Users Manual Part 1
Link Aggregation
Link aggregation groups multiple ports together in parallel to act as a single logical link.
Aggregation-enabled devices treat all physical links (ports) in an aggregation group entirely
as a single logical link (port). Member ports in an aggregation group share egress/ingress
traffic load, delivering a bandwidth that is multiple of a single physical link. The feature is
available is at
Manage
>
Switch
<
Details
>
Link Aggregation
How to Configure
To Configure trunk , you must select
aggregation type
. Select from the following options:
LACP: LACP is a dynamic protocol which helps to automate the configuration and
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individual links to an aggregate bundle, while adding new links and helping to recover
from link failures if the need arises. LACP can monitor to verify if all the links are
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LACP should be enabled on the Switch's trunk ports initially in order for both the
participating Switches/devices that support the standard to use it.
Static: Static configuration is used when connecting to a switch that doesn't support
LACP.
Disable
: Disable the trunk that you configured previously.
Then select the
Member Ports
to add into the trunk group. There are two ways to select the
ports
1.
Click on the port picker to select multiple ports.