Netgear M4300-8X8F (XSM4316S) - Stackable Managed Switch with 16x10G including 8x10GBASE-T and 8xSFP+ Layer 3 User Manual

Use LAG ID to select the identification of the LAG.

Use LAG Name to enter the name to be assigned to the LAG. 

You can enter any string of up to 15 alphanumeric characters. A valid name must be 
specified for you to create the LAG.

Use LAG Description to enter the description string to be attached to a LAG. 

It can be up to 64 characters in length.

Use Admin Mode to select Enable or Disable. 

When the LAG is disabled, no traffic flows and LACPDUs are dropped, but the links that 
form the LAG are not released. The factory default is Enable.

Use Link Trap to specify whether to send a trap when the link status changes.

The factory default is Enable, which causes the trap to be sent.

Use STP Mode to enable or disable the Spanning Tree Protocol administrative mode 

associated with the LAG. 

The possible values are as follows:

. Spanning tree is disabled for this LAG.

. Spanning tree is enabled for this LAG. Enable is the default.

Use Static Mode to select enable or disable. 

When the LAG is enabled, it does not transmit or process received LACPDUs that is, the 
member ports do not transmit LACPDUs and all the LACPDUs it can receive are 
dropped. The factory default is Disable.

Use Hash Mode to select the load-balancing mode used on a port-channel (LAG). 

Traffic is balanced on a port-channel (LAG) by selecting one of the links in the channel 
over which to transmit specific packets.