Modular Ethernet Switch User’s Guide
Using the Console Interface
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Trunk Groups consisting of Gigabit Ethernet ports can be configured by choosing
Giga Port Trunk
Settings.
Figure 6-17. Giga Port Trunk Group Configuration screen
The fields you can set are:
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Anchor
The anchor port is the master port of the trunk group. Since all ports in a trunk group must have
the same settings, any changes made to the settings of the anchor port will automatically be applied to all
ports in the group. The anchor port must fall within the port range and be included as a member port.
♦
Name
Enter the desired group name. In the example pictured above the first trunk group designates a
trunk connection to a switch in the Sales department.
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Members
Select between 2 to 8 ports to be members of the trunk group. In the example above, the first
trunk group can comprise ports 1-8, as shown in the Port Range
field. The 8 dashes (-) in the members
field represent the 8 ports that can be members of the group; the first dash represents Port 1, etc. Position
the cursor over the dashes representing ports you wish to be members and hit the <space bar>. This
changes the dash to a ‘V’ and designates the port as a member of the trunk group.
♦
State
Enables or disables this trunk group. Be careful when disabling trunk groups as the connections
will return to normal operation and may cause signal loops.
Clear
will deselect all ports and erase the
name of the trunk group.
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Port Range
is a read-only field which lists the ports that can be members of the trunk group.
Press APPLY to let the changes take effect.
Configure Port Mirroring
The switch allows you to copy frames transmitted and received on a port and redirect the copies to another
port. You can attach a monitoring device to the mirrored port, such as a sniffer or an RMON probe, to view
details about the packets passing through the first port. This is useful for network monitoring and
troubleshooting purposes.
Choose
Configure Port Mirroring
on the
System Configuration
menu to access the following screen:
