Port Trunking - Waters Network Systems MS1008-2G-4POE Operating Manual

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Port Trunking

The Link Aggregation Control Protocol (LACP) provides a standardized means for
exchanging information between partner systems. The systems have to reach an
agreement on the identity of the Link Aggregation Group to which the link belongs, move
the link to that Link Aggregation Group and enable its transmission and reception
functions. Link aggregation allows you to group up to eight consecutive ports into a
single dedicated connection. This feature can expand bandwidth to a device on the
network. LACP operation requires full duplex mode. Aggregator setting involves the
following:
System priority – a value used to identify the active LACP. The switch with the
lowest value has the highest priority and is selected as the active LACP.
Group ID – There are three trunk groups for configuration.
LACP – When enabled, the group is LACP static trunk group. If disabled, the group
is local static trunk group. All ports support LACP dynamic trunk group. If
connecting to a device that also supports LACP, the LACP dynamic trunk group will
be created automatically.
Work Ports – A maximum of four ports can be aggregated at the same time.
• Select the ports to join the trunk group. A maximum of four ports can be
aggregated at the same time. Use the Add button to add the port. To remove
unwanted ports, select the port and click Remove.
If LACP is enabled, you can configure the LACP Active/Passive status in each port
on the state activity page.
Click apply to confirm the setting.
The Trunk Group can be deleted by selecting the Group ID and clicking Delete.
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