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wEb-bASED bROwSER MANAGEMENT
Group: Options range from “Group1” to “Group 8” or “Normal” (default). NOTE: The
trunk group number doesn’t affect port trunk operation in any way and is only
used for identication. The port of the normal group does not belong to any
trunk groups.
Port: Select any combination of numbers valid for this parameter (default: none
selected). This creates a list of ports aggregated in the trunk.
Procedure Recommendations and Limitations
Link aggregation is also known as port trunking or port bundling. The Gigabit Web-
Smart Switch provides these related features:
• Support for up to eight port trunks. NOTE: At least two ports are required to
compose a port trunk.
• Up to 12 ports can be aggregated in a port trunk for Model 524063 (24-Port); up
to 8 ports for Model 524087 (16-Port).
• Highly randomized load balancing between the aggregated links based on trunk
algorithm conguration.
Port trunks must be properly congured on both sides of the aggregated link. In
switch-to-switch connections, if the conguration on both sides doesn’t match (e.g.,
some ports are mistakenly not included in the port trunk), it will result in a loop. To
avoid this and ensure a successful conguration, the following procedure is strongly
recommended.
1. Disconnect or disable all the ports involved in the conguration; i.e., either being
added to or removed from the port trunk.
2. Congure the port trunk on both switches.