3Com 3CRWX120695A WXR100 manual Viewing Port Groups To view port groups, Select Port Groups

184CHAPTER 6: CONFIGURING WX SYSTEM PARAMETERS

	If you select Web Portal in step 2, 3WXM automatically creates a user
	named web-portal-wired. Similarly, if you select Open Access, 3WXM
	creates a user called last-resort-wired. Do not delete or modify these
	users.
	(You can add, modify, or delete users at any time, even after this wizard
	is closed. See “Creating and Managing Users in the Local User Database”
	on page 287.)
13	Click Finish.
Viewing and	A port group is a set of physical ports that function together as a single
Changing Port	link and provide load sharing and link redundancy. Only network ports
Groups	can participate in a port group.
	The WX balances port group traffic among the group’s physical ports by
	assigning traffic flows to ports based on the source and destination MAC
	addresses of the traffic. The WX assigns a traffic flow to an individual port
	in the group and uses the same port for all subsequent traffic for that flow.
	A port group ensures link stability by providing redundant connections for
	the same link. If an individual port in a group fails, the WX reassigns
	traffic to the remaining ports. When the failed port starts operating
	again, the WX begins using it for new traffic flows. Traffic that belonged
	to the port before it failed continues to be assigned to other ports.
	Layer 2 configuration changes apply collectively to a port group as a
	whole but not to individual ports within the group. For example,
	Spanning Tree Protocol (STP) changes affect the entire port group rather
	than individual ports. When you make Layer 2 configuration changes,
	you can use a port group name in place of the port list. Ethernet port
	statistics continue to apply to individual ports and not to port groups.

Viewing Port Groups To view port groups:

1Select the Configuration tool bar option.

2In the Organizer panel, click the plus sign next to the WX switch.

3Click the plus sign next to System.

4Select Port Groups.

The configured port groups and their member ports appear in the Content panel.