Defining Lag Members; Aggregating Ports - NETGEAR ProSafe GS700TP Software User Manual

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– 1000 Full – Indicates that the port advertises for a 1000 Mbps speed port and full duplex mode
setting.
– Current Advertisements – Indicates the current auto negotiation setting the port advertises.
– Neighbor Advertisement – Indicates the neighboring ports advertisement settings. The field
values are identical to the Admin Advertisement field values.
– Current Back Pressure – Indicates the current back pressure mode on the port.
– Flow Control – Displays the flow control status on the port. When flow control is enabled, a pause
frame is sent to the transmitting station when the receiving packet buffer memory falls below a
certain level. Flow control may operate only when the port is in full duplex mode. FC is disabled by
default. The possible values are:
– Enable – Flow Control enabled.
– Disabled – Flow control disabled.
– Current Flow Control – Indicates the current flow control status on the port.
– Current MDI/MDIX – Indicates the current MDI/MDIX status of the port.
– Port Type – Displays the port type. The possible field values are:
– Copper – Indicates the port has a copper port connection.
– Fiber – Indicates the port has a fiber optic port connection.
3. Define the relevant fields.
4. Click . The parameters are saved and the device is updated.

Defining LAG Members

Link Aggregation optimizes port usage by linking a group of ports together to form a single LAG.
Aggregating ports multiplies the bandwidth between the devices, increases port flexibility, and provides link
redundancy. Ports added to a LAG lose their individual port configuration. When ports are removed from the
LAG, the original port configuration is applied to the ports. Ensure the following when configuring LAGs:
• All ports within a LAG must be the same media type.
• A VLAN is not configured on the port.
• The port is not assigned to a different LAG.
• Auto-negotiation mode is not configured on the port.
• The port is in full-duplex mode.
• All ports in the LAG have the same ingress filtering and tagged modes.
• All ports in the LAG have the same back pressure and flow control modes.
• All ports in the LAG have the same priority.
• All ports in the LAG have the same transceiver type.
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