Allied Telesis AT-S63 - Manual (Page 151)

AT-S63 Management Software Menus Interface User’s Guide
Section I: Basic Features 151
The following prompt is displayed:
Enter Trunk Name:
7. Type a name for the trunk. The name can be up to 16 alphanumeric
characters. No spaces or special characters, such as asterisks and
exclamation points, are allowed. Each trunk must have a unique
name.
8. To set the load distribution method, type 3 to toggle the selection
through the following possible settings:
SRC MAC - Source MAC address
DST MAC - Destination MAC address
SRC/DST MAC - Source address /destination MAC address
SRC IP - Source IP address trunking
DST IP - Destination IP address trunking
SRC/DST IP - Source address /destination IP address
The default is SA/DA. For background information on these
settings, refer to ”Load Distribution Methods” on page 143.
9. Type 4 to select Trunk Ports.
The following prompt is displayed:
Enter Trunk Ports [max up to 8 ports]:
10. Enter the ports of the trunk. A trunk can contain up to eight ports. You
can identify the ports individually (for example, 3,7,10), as a range (for
example, 5-11), or both (for example, 2,4,11-14).
11. Type C to select Create Trunk.
The port trunk is now active on the switch.
12. After making changes, type R until you return to the Main Menu. Then
type S to select Save Configuration Changes.
13. Configure the ports on the remote switch for port trunking.
14. Connect the cables to the ports of the trunk on the switch.
The port trunk is ready for network operations.