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How to set up Link Aggregation on Wireless Instant AP - 220 Model

Summary: How to enable Link Aggregation on the Wireless Instant AP 220 Model

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Instructions

 

This article explains how to enable Link Aggregation on the Wireless Instant AP 220 Model.

 

 

The Link Aggregation Control Protocol (LACP) feature is enabled by default during the boot of the Instant AP.  The Instant AP dynamically detects whether the uplink switch is sending LACP Protocol Data Unit (PDU) packets on either of its external ports eth0 or eth1.

 

 

LACP feature is only supported on the 220 model Instant AP.

 

Configuration

 

  1. Creating a LACP port-channel on N Series Switch.
  2. Creating a LACP port-channel on Force10 Switch.
  3. Verifying Configuration on the Instant AP.

 

Creating a LACP port-channel on N Series Switch

 

Command

Purpose

console# configure

Enter configuration mode.

console(config)# interface range gi1/0/1-4

Enter interface-range configuration mode by entering the range of interfaces to be configured.  Range command is optional.

console(config-if)# channel-group 1 mode active

Assign Group and mode active.  
This creates port-channel 1 as dynamic LAG to send LACP PDU to Instant AP. 
The number is only relevant to this specific switch.  Although it best practice to match the number on the corresponding switch for ease of management.

console(config-if)# end

Exit configure mode.

console# copy running-config startup-config

(Optional) Save your entries in the configuration file.

 

 

Creating a LACP port-channel on Force10 Switch

 

 

Command

Purpose

ftos# configure

Enter configuration mode.

ftos(conf)# interface range te 0/1 - 4

Enter the range of physical ports needed for the port channel.  Command requires a space between the numbers and hyphen.

ftos(conf-inf-range-gi0/0-3)# no shutdown

Set Admin mode to up on the port.

ftos(conf-inf-range-gi0/0-3)# port-channel-protocol lacp

Enter port channel protocol type LACP.

ftos(conf-inf-range-gi0/0-3-lacp)#port-channel 1 mode active 

Define the port-channel number and mode as active to send LACP PDU to Instant AP.

 

 

Verifying Configuration on the Instant AP

 

There is no configuration required on the AP for Link Aggregation.

Here is how to view the status:

 

(Instant Access Point)# show lacp status

AP LACP Status

--------------

Link Status     LACP Rate     Num Ports            Actor Key       Partner Key           Partner MAC

-----------             ---------             ---------                   ---------             -----------                 -----------

Up                       slow                    2                           17                      1                   70:81:05:11:3e:80

Slave Interface Status

----------------------

Slave I/f Name             Permanent MAC Addr           Link Status       Member of LAG         Link Fail Count

--------------                        ------------------                          -----------              -------------                  ---------------

eth0                                    6c:f3:7f:c6:76:6e                       Up                       Yes                                0

eth1                                    6c:f3:7f:c6:76:6f                        Up                       Yes                                0

Traffic Sent on Enet Ports

--------------------------

Radio Num                 Enet 0 Tx Count                   Enet 1 Tx Count

---------                              ---------------                          ---------------

0                                        0                                           0

1                                        0                                           0

non-wifi                              2                                          17

 

 

 

 

Affected Products

W-IAP224/225