D-Link DGS-3427 - xStack Switch - Stackable Product Manual page 170

x Stack
The user-changeable parameters are as follows:
Parameter
Group ID
Type
State
Master Port
Unit
Member Ports
Active Port
Flooding Port
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DGS-3400 Series Layer 2 Gigabit Ethernet M anaged Sw itch
Figure 3 - 26 Link Aggregation Group Entries - Edit window
Description
Select an ID number for the group, between 1 and 32.
This pull-down menu allows users to select between Static and LACP (Link Aggregation
Control Protocol). LACP allows for the automatic detection of links in a Port Trunking Group.
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.
Select the switch in the switch stack to be modified.
Choose the members of a trunked group. Up to eight ports per group can be assigned to a
group.
Shows the port that is currently forwarding packets.
A trunking group must designate one port to allow transmission of broadcasts, multicasts and
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