Chapter 4, Configuration using the web-based utility – Linksys Business Smart Gigabit Ethernet Switch SLM2048 User Manual

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Chapter 4

Configuration Using the Web-based Utility

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Business Series Smart Gigabit Ethernet Switch

Speed

Displays the port speed.

Duplex

Displays the duplex mode.

Flow Control

Displays the flow control.

LAG Mode

Displays the LAG mode.

Detail

To create a new LAG, click Detail in the Detail

column to display the Link Aggregation detail screen.

LAG Configuration

The Link Aggregation detail screen lets you configure a

LAG. You can create a LAG, select its ports, enable/disable

the LAG, and set the capability advertisements, speed,

duplex mode, and flow control. To use this screen, click

Detail on the Port Settings screen.

Port Management > Link Aggregation > Detail

LAG

The LAG number (-8). To display or edit another

LAG, select the number from the drop-down menu.

Description

The user-defined LAG description of up to

64 characters. This field is blank by default.

LACP

Select the checkbox to enable Link Aggregation

Control Protocol (LACP).

LAG Type

(Read-only) The LAG type. The possible values

are:

eth00m

The LAG contains 100 Mbps Ethernet ports.

eth000m

The LAG contains 1000 Mbps Ethernet

ports.

Admin Status

The LAG’s administrative status. Select

either Up or Down to enable or disable the LAG.

Current Status

(Read-only) The LAG’s status, either Up or

Down.

Reactivate Suspended LAG

If the LAG has been

suspended, select this checkbox to reactivate the LAG.

Operational Status

(Read-only) Displays whether the

LAG is operational or non-operational.

Admin Auto Negotiation

Select Enable (default) or

Disable to enable or disable Auto-Negotiation on the

LAG. Auto-Negotiation allows a LAG to advertise its

transmission rate, duplex mode, and flow control settings

to other LAGs.

Current Auto Negotiation

(Read-only) The LAG’s current

Auto-Negotiation status.

Admin Advertisement

Select the capabilities (speeds

and duplex modes) that the LAG will advertise. The

available speeds are determined by the LAG port type.

The duplex mode must be full-duplex. The following

capabilities are supported.

Max Capability

The LAG advertises all port speeds in

full-duplex mode.

0 Full

The LAG advertises 10 Mbps full-duplex

operation.

00 Full

The LAG advertises 100 Mbps full-duplex

operation.

000 Full

(Gigabit ports only) The LAG advertises

1000 Mbps full-duplex operation.

Current

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(Read-only)

The

speed

and duplex mode settings that the LAG is currently

advertising.

Neighbor Advertisement

(Read-only) The speed and

duplex mode settings that the neighbor port (the port to

which the selected LAG is connected) is advertising. If the

LAG has no neighbor port, this field displays “Unknown.”

Admin Speed

Use this to manually set the LAG’s

configured transmission rate in Mbps. You can select 0M,

00M, or 000M (Gigabit ports only). Before you change

this setting, make sure that Admin Auto Negotiation is

disabled.

Current LAG Speed

(Read-only) The LAG’s current rate in

Mbps.

Admin Flow Control

Select Enable or Disable to

manually enable or disable flow control, or select Auto-

Negotiation for automatic selection of flow control.

Current Flow Control

(Read-only) The current flow

control setting.

Select Ports

To add a port to the LAG, select its checkbox

in this section. You can select up to 8 ports per LAG.
Click Save to save the settings and leave the screen open.

Click Save & Close to save the settings and close the

screen. Click Close to close the screen without saving the

settings.

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