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Table Of Contents

Contents
Figures
Preface
- Document Conventions
- Downloading Management Software and Web-based Guides
- Contacting Allied Telesis
Chapter 1
AlliedWare Plus™ Version 2.1.2 Web Browser Interface
- Management Sessions
- Web Manager Accounts
Chapter 2
Starting a Management Session
- Starting a Web Management Session
- Selecting items from a Web Page
- What to Configure First
- Saving Your Changes
- Ending a Web Management Session
Chapter 3
Basic Switch Parameters
- Setting the System Date and Time
  - Setting System Time Manually
  - Setting An SNTP or NTP Server
- Setting a Telnet or SSH Server
- Setting a Remote Log Server
- Setting the Switch Information
- Setting the Configuration File
  - Displaying and Setting the Active Configuration File
  - Uploading a Configuration File
- Managing User Accounts
- Rebooting a Switch
- Upgrading the Software
- Returning the AlliedWare Plus Management Software to the Factory Default Values
- Displaying System Information
Chapter 4
Setting Port Parameters
- Displaying the Port Parameters
- Changing the Port Settings
- Displaying the Storm Control Settings
- Modifying the Storm Control Settings
Chapter 5
Setting Port Statistics
- Displaying Port Statistics
- Clearing Port Statistics
Chapter 6
Setting Port Mirroring
- Overview
- Displaying Port Mirroring Settings
- Assigning a Destination Port
- Assigning Port Mirroring Values
Chapter 7
Setting the Port Spanning Tree Protocol
- Overview
- Displaying Port Spanning Tree Protocol Settings
- Modifying Port Spanning Tree Protocol Settings
Chapter 8
Setting the MAC Address
- Displaying the MAC Address
  - Displaying the Unicast MAC Addresses
  - Displaying Multicast Addresses
- Assigning a MAC Address
  - Assigning an Unicast Address
  - Assigning a Multicast Address
- Deleting a MAC Address
  - Deleting a Unicast Address
  - Deleting a Multicast Address
Chapter 9
Setting LACP
- Overview
- Displaying LACP Trunks
- Adding an LACP Trunk
- Modifying an LACP Trunk
- Deleting an LACP Trunk
Chapter 10
Setting Static Port Trunks
- Overview
- Displaying Static Trunk Settings
- Adding Static Trunks
- Modifying the Static Trunk Settings
- Deleting Static Trunks
Chapter 11
Setting Port-based and Tagged VLANs
- Overview
- Displaying VLANs
- Adding an VLAN
- Modifying VLANs
- Deleting VLANs
Chapter 12
Setting Switch Spanning Tree Protocols
- Overview
- Displaying Switch Spanning Tree Protocol Settings
- Modifying Switch Spanning Tree Protocol Settings
Chapter 13
Setting Internet Group Management Protocol (IGMP) Snooping
- Overview
- Displaying and Modifying IGMP Snooping Configuration
- Clearing the Routers List
- Disabling IGMP Snooping
- Displaying the Routers List
- Displaying the Hosts List
Chapter 14
Setting MAC Address-based Port Security
- Overview
- Displaying the MAC Address-based Port Security Settings
- Modifying the MAC Address-based Port Security Settings
- Disabling MAC Address-based Port Security Settings
Chapter 15
Setting RADIUS and TACACS+ Clients
- Overview
  - Remote Manager Accounts
  - Configuring TACACS+ and RADIUS
- Selecting the Authentication Method
- Configuring the Authentication Server
  - Configuring a TACACS+ Server
  - Configuring a RADIUS Server
- Deleting an Authentication Server
Chapter 16
Setting 802.1x Port-based Network Access
- Overview
- Enabling 802.1x Port-based Authentication on the Switch
- Configuring 802.1x Port-based Authentication
- Displaying the 802.1x Authentication Port Settings
- Disabling 802.1x Port-based Authentication on the Switch
- Disabling 802.1x Port-based Authentication on a Port
Chapter 17
Setting IPv4 and IPv6 Management
- Overview
  - IP Management Guidelines
- Assigning an IPv4 Address
  - Assigning a Static IPv4 Address
  - Assigning an DHCP IPv4 Address
- Assigning an IPv6 Address
- Displaying IP Addresses
- Deleting IP Addresses
Chapter 18
Setting LLDP and LLDP-MED
- Overview
- Setting LLDP Locations
- Configuring LLDP and LLDP-MED
- Displaying LLDP Neighbor Information
- Displaying LLDP Statistics
- Displaying LLDP Locations
- Displaying LLDP and LLDP-MED Settings
- Disabling LLDP on the Switch
Chapter 19
Setting sFlow
- Overview
- Enabling sFlow on the Switch
- Configuring sFlow on a Port
- Specifying an sFlow Collector
- Displaying the sFlow Settings

Chapter 9: Setting LACP

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Overview

LACP trunks are similar in function to static port trunks, but they are more

flexible. The implementations of static trunks tend to be vendor specific

and so may not always be compatible. In contrast, the implementation of

LACP in the switch is compliant with the IEEE 802.3ad standard. It is

interoperable with equipment from other vendors that also comply with the

standard. This makes it possible to create LACP trunks between the

switch and network devices from other manufacturers.

The main component of an LACP trunk is an aggregator. An aggregator is

a group of ports on the switch. The ports of an aggregator are further

grouped into a trunk, referred to as an aggregate trunk. An aggregator

can have only one trunk. You have to create a separate aggregator for

each trunk on the switch.

An aggregate trunk can consist of any number of ports on the switch, but

only a maximum of eight ports can be active at a time. If an aggregate

trunk contains more ports than can be active at one time, the extra ports

are placed in standby mode. Ports in standby mode do not pass network

traffic, but they do transmit and accept LACP data unit (LACPDU) packets,

which the switch uses to search for LACP-compliant devices.