Allied Telesis AT-S63 - Manual (Page 107)

AT-S63 Management Software Web Browser Interface User’s Guide
Section I: Basic Operations 107
Modifying a Static Port Trunk
This section contains the procedure for modifying a static port trunk on the
switch. You can change the name of a trunk and the ports that constitute
the trunk. You cannot change the load distribute method. Be sure to
review the guidelines in Chapter 8, “Static and Dynamic Port Trunking,” in
the AT-S63 Management Software Menus Interface User’s Guide before
you perform the procedure:
Caution
If you are adding or removing ports from the trunk, you should
disconnect all data cables from the ports of the trunk on the switch
before performing the procedure. Adding or removing ports from a
port trunk without first disconnecting the cables may result in loops
in your network topology. Loops can produce broadcast storms and
poor network performance.
Note the following before performing this procedure:
ˆ If you are adding a port and the port will be the lowest numbered port
in the trunk, its parameter settings will overwrite the settings of the
existing ports in the trunk. Consequently, you should check to see if its
settings are appropriate prior to adding it.
ˆ If you are adding a port and the port will not be the lowest numbered
port in the trunk, its settings will be changed to match the settings of
the existing ports in the trunk.
ˆ If you are adding a port to a trunk, check to be sure that the new port is
an untagged member of the same VLAN as the other trunk ports. A
trunk cannot contain ports that are untagged members of different
VLANs.
ˆ You cannot change the load distribution method of a static port trunk
from the web browser manager interface, but you can from the menus
or command line interface.
To modify a port trunk, perform the following procedure:
1. From the home page, select Configuration.
The System page is displayed with the General tab selected by default,
as shown in Figure 5 on page 38.
2. From the Configuration menu, select the Layer 1 option.
The Layer 1 page opens with the Port Settings tab displayed by
default, as shown in Figure 20 on page 78.