Port Trunking - Buffalo TeraStation 3010 User Manual

Chapter 7 Advanced Features
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Connect the UPS and TeraStation.
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Turn on the UPS, then the TeraStation.
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From Settings, click Management.
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Click the settings icon (
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Click Edit.
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Configure the desired settings, then click OK.

Port Trunking

Two Ethernet cables can be used to establish two separate communication routes, providing LAN port redundancy
and improving communication reliability. The use of two Ethernet cables enables access to the TeraStation even if
one of the cables becomes disconnected.
The port trunking modes that can be set on the TeraStation are shown below:
Trunking Mode
Active-backup
) to the right of "Power Management".
Characteristics
Only one NIC slave in the bond is active. A different slave becomes
active if and only if the active slave fails.
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