Chapter 3: Featuring Configuration
– Web UI
Featuring Configuration
– Web UI
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Aggregation Configuration
Link Aggregation is also known as Port Trunking. It allows user using multiple ports
in parallel to increase the link speed beyond the limits of a port and to increase the
redundancy for higher availability. The switch support both Static and Dynamic link
aggregation, LACP. The switch also supports different Hash mechanism to forward
traffic according to the MAC address or IP, Protocol Port Number.
Static Aggregation
This page is used to configure the Aggregation hash mode and the aggregation
group.
The aggregation hash mode settings are global, whereas the aggregation group
relate to the currently selected stack unit, as reflected by the page header.
Hash Code Contributors
Source MAC Address
The Source MAC address can be used to calculate the destination port for the frame.
Check to enable the use of the Source MAC address, or uncheck to disable. By
default, Source MAC Address is enabled.
Destination MAC Address
The Destination MAC Address can be used to calculate the destination port for the
frame. Check to enable the use of the Destination MAC Address, or uncheck to
disable. By default, Destination MAC Address is disabled.
IP Address
The IP address can be used to calculate the destination port for the frame. Check to
enable the use of the IP Address, or uncheck to disable. By default, IP Address is
enabled.