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The L2 Feature menu enables port trunking, control of
multicast trafc ooding, port mirroring, cabling loop
detection and MAC address table management.
Port Trunking
Port trunking allows you to assign physical links to one
logical link that functions as a single, higher-speed link
providing dramatically increased bandwidth. When large
numbers of users need to access shared resources such as
data base storage, the connection to the storage device can
become a bottleneck. The solution is to use port trunking
to bundle multiple connections and use the combined
bandwidth as if it were a single larger pipe.
Note: You must enable trunk mode before you can add
a port to a trunk group.
To access the page, click Port Trunking under L2 Feature
Group: Shows the Group number.
Mode: Click and then select Enable or Disable a trunk
from the drop-down menu. You must set the mode to
Enabled before you can edit the member ports.
Member Ports: Click and then click the Member Ports
bar to display the ports. Check the box to select which
ports are members of the trunk.
Click the Apply button to accept the changes or the
Cancel button to discard them.
L2 Feature