Black Box LPB2910A, User Manual

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Publication date: Sept, 2015
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2-­‐6.2 LACP
This page allows the user to inspect the current LACP port configurations, and possibly change them
as well. An LACP trunk group with more than one ready member-­‐ports is a “real trunked” group. An
LACP trunk group with only one or less than one ready member-­‐ports is not a “real trunked” group.
Web Interface
To configure the Trunk Aggregation LACP parameters in the web interface:
1. Click Configuration, LACP, Configuration.
2. Enable or disable the LACP on the port of the switch.
Scroll the Key parameter to Auto or Specific. Default is Auto.
3. Scroll the Role to Active or Passive. Default is Active.
4. Click save to save the setting.
5. If you want to cancel the setting, click the reset button. It will revert to previously saved values.
Figure 2-­‐6.2: The LACP Port Configuration
Parameter description:

Port:
The switch port number.
 LACP Enabled
Controls whether LACP is enabled on this switch port. LACP will form an aggregation when 2 or
more ports are connected to the same partner.

Key
The Key value incurred by the port, range 1–65535. The Auto setting will set the key as appropriate
by the physical link speed, 10 Mb = 1, 100 Mb = 2, 1 Gb = 3. Using the Specific setting, a
user-­‐defined value can be entered. Ports with the same Key value can participate in the same
aggregation group, while ports with different keys cannot.

Role
The Role shows the LACP activity status. Active will transmit LACP packets each second, while
Passive will wait for a LACP packet from a partner (speak if spoken to).

Timeout