Chapter 5

Advanced Configuration

Select Ports

Ports  Displays the ports that are members of the selected LAG.

Port Management > LACP

You can use the Link Aggregation Control Protocol (LACP) to link aggregate ports into link aggregation port groups. Each group is comprised of ports with the same speed, set to full-duplex operation.

Port Management > LACP

You can manually set up aggregated links or automatically establish them by enabling LACP on the relevant links. The LACP screen contains fields for configuring LACP LAGs.

LACP System Priority  The global LACP priority value. The possible range is 1–65,535. The default value is 1.

Port  The port number to which timeout and priority values are assigned.

LACP Port Priority  The LACP priority value for the port. The field range is 1–65,535.

LACP Timeout  Administrative LACP timeout. A short or long timeout value can be selected. Long is the default.

Admin Key  A channel will only be formed between ports having the same admin key. This only applies to ports located on the same switch.

VLAN Management > Create VLAN

The Create VLAN screen provides information and global parameters for configuring and working with VLANs.

VLAN Management > Create VLAN

Single VLAN

VLAN ID (2–4094) The ID number of the VLAN being configured. Up to 256 VLANs can be created. This field is used to add VLANs one at a time. To add the defined VLAN ID number, click Add.

VLAN Name  The user-defined VLAN name.

VLAN Range

VLAN Range  The range of VLANs being configured. To add the defined range of VLAN ID numbers, click Add Range.

VLAN Table

The VLAN Table displays a list of all configured VLANs. The VLAN ID, VLAN Name, and status of the VLAN are displayed here. To remove a VLAN, click Remove.

NOTE: VLANs that are created dynamically using GARP VLAN Registration Protocol (GVRP) are assigned a VLAN name “Undefined.”

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Linksys SRW224G4, SRW248G4, SRW2048 Port Management Lacp, Vlan Management Create Vlan, Single Vlan, Vlan Range, Vlan Table

SRW2016, SRW224G4, SRW2024, SRW2048, SRW248G4 specifications

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