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FSW-1607/2407TFX User’s Manual
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Advanced configuration
The advanced configuration settings offer you more flexibility in
setting up your networks. This section tells you how to benefit
from the FSW-1607/2407TFX’s port trunk and VLAN features.
Port trunk configuration
To expand your network additional switches can be connected to
your FSW-1607/2407TFX 10/100Mbps Smart NWay Switch.
Depending on the number of stations on each switch, the cables
have to carry increased amounts of data between these switches.
The result can be a bottleneck in your network with data transfer
slowed down considerably.
Advantages of port trunking
Port trunking (or link aggregation) can help to reduce the bottle-
neck by providing extra channels to carry data between switches,
improving the overall efficiency of your network.
Configuring port trunking
Port trunking is assigned to the first six ports of the FSW-1607/
2407TFX. The following four modes are available:
Mode Ports MEANING
1 1, 2 One link is assigned over two ports
2 1, 2, 3, 4 One link is assigned over four ports
3 1, 2 and
5, 6 Two separate links are assigned over
ports 1 and 2, and over ports 5 and 6.
4 None Port trunking is not configured
The following instructions tell you how to configure port trunking.