Link Aggregation - Synology DiskStation User Manual

Jumbo Frames are Ethernet frames with more than the standard 1500 bytes of Maximum Transmission Unit
(MTU), allowing Ethernet transmission of large files to be more efficient. It can only be enabled under Gigabit
network environment. To ensure Jumbo Frame works properly, all the computers and devices across the
network accessing your DiskStation must support it and use the same MTU value.

Link Aggregation

Under the General tab, you can set your DiskStation to connect two LAN cables to the network at the same time,
or assign it with two IP addresses under different subnets.
With Link Aggregation enabled, trunking and network fault tolerances are supported.
Before you enable Link Aggregation:
Please make sure both LAN cables are connected to the same switch.
To enable Link Aggregation:
1 Tick Enable Link Aggregation.
2 Choose any of the following modes:

IEEE 802.3ad Dynamic Link
implementations. A switch with 802.3ad support is required to use in this mode.

Network Fault Tolerance
provide service. You can select this option if your switch does not support IEEE 802.3ad.
3 Click OK.
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Link Aggregation is only supported on DiskStations with 2 LAN ports.
25 Chapter 3: Modify System Settings
Term Explanation
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Aggregation: IEEE 802.3ad is the standard for most Link Aggregation
only: If the LAN 1 port becomes unavailable, the system will use LAN 2 to
Synology DiskStation User's Guide
Based on DSM 3.0