Buffalo TeraStation TS5210DN User Manual page 159

Trunking Mode
Active-backup
Dynamic link aggregation
TLB
ALB
Note: If the TeraStation is being used as an iSCSI drive, disable iSCSI before changing network settings such as port
trunking. Navigate to Storage > iSCSI in Settings and move the iSCSI switch to the off position temporarily.
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Use an Ethernet cable to connect the hub LAN port and TeraStation LAN port.
Notes:
• Do not connect the second Ethernet cable to the TeraStation yet.
• If using an intelligent switch, configure the LAN ports on the switch first, before connecting to the
TeraStation.
2
From Settings, click Network.
3
Click to the right of "Port Trunking".
4
Select the LAN port that will be used and choose a port trunking bond.
Characteristics
Only one NIC slave in the bond is active. A different slave becomes
active if and only if the active slave fails.
Creates aggregation groups that share the network speed and duplex
settings. Utilizes all slave network interfaces in the active aggregator
group according to the 802.3ad specification.
Note: To use this mode, a separate intelligent switch that supports
IEEE 802.3ad is required. Configure LACP on the switch first.
The outgoing network packet traffic is distributed according to the
current load (relative to the speed) on each network interface slave.
The incoming and outgoing network packet traffic is distributed
according to the current load on each network interface slave. The
receive load balancing is achieved by ARP negotiation.
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