Configuring the Switch
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Trunk Membership
You can create multiple links between devices that work as one virtual, aggregate
link. A port trunk offers a dramatic increase in bandwidth for network segments
where bottlenecks exist, as well as providing a fault-tolerant link between two
devices.
This page allows you to create a maximum of four trunks of up to eight ports per
trunk. The Membership Table has one row for each port and six columns. Each row
contains five radio buttons which are used to indicate which trunk (if any) to which
the port belongs.
When a trunk is first created it is given the following default configuration:
• Speed/Duplex is set to Auto Speed (TRUNKS > Settings).
• Flow Control is turned off (TRUNKS > Settings).
• The trunk is a member of VLAN 1 (VLANS > VLAN Membership) with a PVID of 1.
The trunk will accept both tagged and untagged packets.
Field Attributes
• Port – The front panel port number.
• Not a Trunk Member – If the radio button in this column is selected, the port is
not a member of any trunks. This is the default state.
• Trunk T1-T4 – These columns correspond to the four trunks that are supported
by the switch. To assign a port to a trunk, click on the radio button in the
corresponding column, then click APPLY.
Web – Click TRUNKS, Membership. To assign a port to a trunk, click the required
trunk number, then click APPLY.
Figure 3-17 Trunk Membership
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