Intellinet 561099 - Trunk Group Settings

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3.1.4 TrunkGroupSettings
TocreatealinkbetweentheIntellinet8‐PortGigabitWeb‐SmartSwitch,younormallysimplyconnectan
RJ45Ethernetcabletoaportonadifferentswitch.IfthatisalsoaGigabitswitch,thisconnectionbetween
thetwoswitcheswouldprovideabandwidthof1Gbps.Inordertoincreasethebandwidth,youcanset
upasocalledtrunkinggroup,whichtakestwophysicalportsandcombinesthemtoonelogicport,
doublingthebandwidthto2Gbps.
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1. Selectanytwoportsofportsonetofour.
2. ClickAdd/Modifytocreatethetrunkgroup
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Note:
Whenusingtrunkgroups,thefollowingrestrictionsapply:
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 Youmayonlycreateonetrunkinggroup.
 Onlytwoportscanformatrunkinggroup,andonlyports1–4canbeamemberofatrunking
group.
 Allmemberportsofatrunkgroupmusthaveidenticalport&QoSsettings.
 Allmemberportsofatrunkgroupmusthavethesameport‐basedpriority.
 Allmemberportsofatrunkgroupmusthavethesame802.1QVLANportsetting.
 Allmemberportsofatrunkgroupmusthavethesamestormfilterrate.
 Allmemberportsofatrunkgroupmusthavethesameframetype.
 TheGigabitswitchontheoppositeendmustalsobeconfiguredwithatrunkinggroupconsisting
oftwoports.
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