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The user-changeable parameters are as follows:
Parameter Description
Group ID
State
Master Port
Member Ports
Flooding Port
Active Port
Type
After setting the previous parameters, click Apply to allow your changes to be implemented. Suc-
cessfully created trunk groups will be show in the Current Link Aggregation Group Entries table as
seen in Figure 6-8.
DES-3526 / DES-3526DC Fast Ethernet Layer 2 Switch
Figure 6- 10. Link Aggregation Settings window - Modify
Select an ID number for the group, between 1 and 6.
Trunk groups can be toggled between Enabled and Disabled. This is used to turn a
port trunking group on or off. This is useful for diagnostics, to quickly isolate a
bandwidth intensive network device or to have an absolute backup aggregation
group that is not under automatic control.
Choose the Master Port for the trunk group using the pull-down menu.
Choose the members of a trunked group. Up to eight ports per group can be
assigned to a group.
A trunking group must designate one port to allow transmission of broadcasts and
unknown unicasts.
Shows the port that is currently forwarding packets.
This pull-down menu allows you to select between Static and LACP (Link
Aggregation Control Protocol). LACP allows for the automatic detection of links in a
Port Trunking Group.
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