Chapter 4
Configuration Using the Web-based Utility
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Business Series Smart Gigabit Ethernet Switch
Speed
Displays the port speed.
Duplex
Displays the duplex mode.
Flow Control
Displays the flow control.
LAG Mode
Displays the LAG mode.
Detail
To create a new LAG, click
Detail
in the
Detail
column to display the
Link Aggregation
detail screen.
LAG Configuration
The
Link Aggregation
detail screen lets you configure a
LAG. You can create a LAG, select its ports, enable/disable
the LAG, and set the capability advertisements, speed,
duplex mode, and flow control. To use this screen, click
Detail
on the
Port Settings
screen.
Port Management > Link Aggregation > Detail
LAG
The LAG number (
-
8
). To display or edit another
LAG, select the number from the drop-down menu.
Description
The user-defined LAG description of up to
64 characters. This field is blank by default.
LACP
Select the checkbox to enable Link Aggregation
Control Protocol (LACP).
LAG Type
(Read-only) The LAG type. The possible values
are:
eth00m
The LAG contains 100 Mbps Ethernet ports.
eth000m
The LAG contains 1000 Mbps Ethernet
ports.
Admin Status
The LAG’s administrative status. Select
either
Up
or
Down
to enable or disable the LAG.
Current Status
(Read-only) The LAG’s status, either
Up
or
Down
.
Reactivate Suspended LAG
If the LAG has been
suspended, select this checkbox to reactivate the LAG.
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Operational Status
(Read-only) Displays whether the
LAG is operational or non-operational.
Admin Auto Negotiation
Select
Enable
(default) or
Disable
to enable or disable Auto-Negotiation on the
LAG. Auto-Negotiation allows a LAG to advertise its
transmission rate, duplex mode, and flow control settings
to other LAGs.
Current Auto Negotiation
(Read-only) The LAG’s current
Auto-Negotiation status.
Admin Advertisement
Select the capabilities (speeds
and duplex modes) that the LAG will advertise. The
available speeds are determined by the LAG port type.
The duplex mode must be full-duplex. The following
capabilities are supported.
Max Capability
The LAG advertises all port speeds in
full-duplex mode.
0 Full
The LAG advertises 10 Mbps full-duplex
operation.
00 Full
The LAG advertises 100 Mbps full-duplex
operation.
000 Full
(Gigabit ports only) The LAG advertises
1000 Mbps full-duplex operation.
Current
Advertisement
(Read-only)
The
speed
and duplex mode settings that the LAG is currently
advertising.
Neighbor Advertisement
(Read-only) The speed and
duplex mode settings that the neighbor port (the port to
which the selected LAG is connected) is advertising. If the
LAG has no neighbor port, this field displays “Unknown.”
Admin Speed
Use this to manually set the LAG’s
configured transmission rate in Mbps. You can select
0M
,
00M
, or
000M
(Gigabit ports only). Before you change
this setting, make sure that
Admin Auto Negotiation
is
disabled.
Current LAG Speed
(Read-only) The LAG’s current rate in
Mbps.
Admin Flow Control
Select
Enable
or
Disable
to
manually enable or disable flow control, or select
Auto-
Negotiation
for automatic selection of flow control.
Current Flow Control
(Read-only) The current flow
control setting.
Select Ports
To add a port to the LAG, select its checkbox
in this section. You can select up to 8 ports per LAG.
Click
Save
to save the settings and leave the screen open.
Click
Save & Close
to save the settings and close the
screen. Click
Close
to close the screen without saving the
settings.
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