LAGs can be configured according to the following load balancing types: Layer 2, Layer 2 and Layer 3 or Layer 3.

The LAG Configuration page contains fields for configuring parameters for configured LAGs. The device supports up to eight LAGs, and each LAG can have up to eight members.

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To open the LAG Configuration page, click SwitchPortsLAG Configuration in the tree view.

If port configuration is modified while the port is a LAG member, the configuration change is only effective after the port is removed from the LAG.

Figure 7-9. LAG Configuration

The LAG Configuration page contains the following fields:

Load Balance — Indicates the load balancing type enabled on the LAG. The possible field values are:

Layer 2 — Enables load balancing based on static and dynamic MAC addresses.

Layer 3 — Enables load balancing based on source and destination IP addresses.

Layer 2-3— Enables load balancing based on static and dynamic MAC addresses, and source and destination IP addresses.

LAG — The LAG number.

LAG Mode — Indicates that the LAG mode is static.

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