Digi Connect IT 4

Services Ethernet network bonding
Digi Connect IT® 4 User Guide
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4. For Add Bond device, click 
The bond device is enabled by default. To disable, toggle off Enable.
5. For Mode, selected either:
n Active-backup: Transmits data on only one of the bonded devices at a time. When the
active device fails, the next available device in the list is chosen. This mode provides for
fault tolerance.
n Round-robin: Alternates between bonded devices to provide load balancing as well as
fault tolerance.
6. Click to expand Devices.
7. Add Ethernet devices:
a. For Add device, click .
b. For Device, select an Ethernet device to participate in the bond pool.
c. Repeat for each appropriate Ethernet device.
8. Create a new network interface that is linked to the Ethernet bond:
a. Click Network > Interface.
b. For Add Interface, type a name for the interface and click .