AT-S79 Management Software User’s Guide
Section I: Using the Menus Interface 63
Enabling and Disabling a Port Trunk
This procedure enables and disables a port trunk. Note the following
before performing this procedure:
Do not enable a port trunk until after you have configured the trunk on
both switches.
Do not connect the cables to the ports on the switches until after you
have configured and enabled the trunk on both switches.
Note
If you are disabling a port trunk, be sure to first disconnect all cables
from the ports of the trunk. Leaving the cables connected can create
loops in your network topology because the ports of a disabled port
trunk function as normal network ports, forwarding individual
network traffic.
To enable or disable a port trunk, perform the following procedure:
1. From the Main Menu, type A to select Advanced Switch
Configuration.
The Advanced Switch Configuration Menu is shown in Figure 14 on
page 59.
2. From the Advanced Switch Configuration Menu, type T to select Trunk
Configuration.
The Trunk Configuration Menu is shown in Figure 15 on page 60.
3. From the Trunk Configuration Menu, type S to select Set Trunk
Status.
The following prompt is displayed:
Enter trunk group number>
4. Type the number of the trunk group you want to enable or disable and
press Enter.
The following prompt is displayed:
Enable or Disable trunk group number
n
(E/D)>
5. Type E to enable the trunk or D to disable it.
6. Type Q to select Quit to previous menu and save your changes.