Configure Lag Settings - NETGEAR M7100 Series User Manual

Static LAGs are supported. When a port is added to a LAG as a static member, it neither
transmits nor receives LACPDUs.

Configure LAG Settings

You can group one or more full-duplex Ethernet links to be aggregated together to form a link
aggregation group, which is also known as a port-channel. The switch treats the LAG as if it
were a single link.
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To configure LAG settings:
Prepare your computer with a static IP address in the 169.254.100.0 subnet, for
1.
example, 169.254.100.201.
Connect an Ethernet cable from an Ethernet port on your computer to an Ethernet port on
2.
the switch.
Launch a web browser.
3.
Enter the IP address of the switch in the web browser address field.
4.
The default IP address of the switch is 169.254.100.100.
The Login screen displays.
Enter the user name and password.
5.
The default admin user name is admin and the default admin password is blank, that is,
do not enter a password.
Click the Login button.
6.
The web management interface menu displays.
Select Switching> LAG > LAG Configuration.
7.
Use LAG Name to enter the name to be assigned to the LAG.
8.
You can enter any string of up to 15 alphanumeric characters. A valid name must be
specified for you to create the LAG.
Use Admin Mode to select enable or disable.
9.
When the LAG is disabled, no traffic flows and LACPDUs are dropped, but the links that
form the LAG are not released. The factory default is Enable.
Use Hash Mode to select the load-balancing mode used on a port-channel (LAG).
10.
Traffic is balanced on a port-channel (LAG) by selecting one of the links in the channel
over which to transmit specific packets. The link is selected by creating a binary pattern
from selected fields in a packet, and associating that pattern with a particular link:
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