User's Guide

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TRENDnet User’s Guide
Web Smart Switch Series
Trunk
The trunking function enables the cascading of two or more ports for a combined larger
total bandwidth. Up to 8 trunk groups may be created, each supporting up to 8 ports. Add
a trunking Name and select the ports to be trunked together, and click Apply to activate
the selected trunking groups.
Important Note: Do not connect the cables of a port trunk to the ports on the switch
until you have configured the ports on both the switch and the end nodes. Connecting
the cables prior to configuring the ports can create loops in your network topology.
Loops can result in broadcast storms which can severely limited the effective bandwidth
of your network.
Settings
Network > Trunk > Settings
1. Log into your switch management page (see “Access your switch management page”
on page 5).
2. Click on Network, click on Trunk, and click on Settings.
3. Review the settings. For each trunk group, click Apply to save changes.
For each Trunk ID/Group, check the port numbers to add for each trunk group.
Click the drop-down list and select one of the following options.
 Active - The specific aggregator will broadcast and respond to LACPDU (LACP
Data Unit) packets. This setting enables the dynamic LACP feature for the trunk.
 Passive - The specific aggregator will not broadcast LACPDU packets, but it will
respond to them. This setting disables the LACP feature for the trunk
 Manual - Enables static port trunking and disables the LACP feature for the
trunk. (Static link aggregation).
 Disable - Disables the static port trunk and disables the LACP feature.
4. At the bottom of the left hand panel, click Save.
5. Select the Config you would like to save the settings to, click Save Settings to Flash,
then click OK.
Note: This step saves all configuration changes to the NV-RAM to ensure that if the
switch is rebooted or power cycled, the configuration changes will still be applied.