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<\/figure>\nYou can wire two or more Switches together and\u00a0bundle up to 8 neighboring Ethernet or SFP \/ SFP+ ports into one link aggregation group (LAG)<\/strong>, thereby increasing throughput.<\/p>\n Thanks to the Plasma Cloud\u2019s innovative cloud-assisted approach, the set up will be much quicker and easier than you have ever seen it done before. How so, you ask?<\/p>\n When designing the UI aspect of link aggregation, our team had one central question in mind: how to make it as easy as possible for our Plasma users to set up, configure and manage link aggregation on the Plasma Cloud console? Following our principle of \u201cSimplicity is Key\u201d, our team has achieved just that: setup efforts have been minimized to the essential to get you started in no time with cloud-assisted configuration.<\/p>\n The Plasma Cloud console auto-detects when link aggregation is available, or any wiring changes affecting an existing link aggregation group occur. It will prompt an alert message to inform you. A new LAG is detected when two Switches are wired together through two or more neighboring ports. Once a potential LAG status change has been identified, you can manage it in the console.<\/p>\n Activate link aggregation group by clicking on the alert message. A popup will appear, informing you about the potential changes.<\/p>\n Here you can see all relevant details at a glance, like which devices will be connected via which ports. Simply press \u201cconfirm\u201d to activate it and you are done! Bye bye to cumbersome manual tweaking.<\/p>\n When configuring multiple link aggregation groups, each group will be assigned a distinct frame color for easy visual differentiation.<\/p>\n The advanced\u00a0connected devices<\/strong>\u00a0overview visualizes all devices wired to your Switch, sparing you the time-consuming work of having to check the switch connections manually.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n To get a visual overview of your entire wired network architecture, just click on the \u201cShow in layer 2 topology\u201d hyperlink next to Port status and head over to Plasma Cloud\u2019s Layer 2 topology.<\/p>\n To learn how to configure link aggregation, please read our\u00a0configuration guide<\/a>.<\/p>\n Plasma Cloud\u2019s PoE Switches feature up to 24 Gigabit Ethernet ports, and up to 4 SFP+ ports so they can connect plenty of devices. See our Switch product line\u00a0here<\/a>.<\/p>\n With Link Aggregation it is easy to have multiple physical connections to act as one logical connection. This allows you to harden the network in case a link fails and increase total throughput when all the links are functioning. Thanks to the Plasma Cloud\u2019s innovative cloud-assisted approach, setting up link aggregation will be quick and easy.<\/p>\nBenefits of link aggregation include:<\/h2>\n
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Setting up link aggregation has never been easier<\/h2>\n
Simplicity is key<\/h2>\n
Cloud-assisted Configuration<\/h2>\n
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Connection overview<\/h2>\n
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<\/figure>\n<\/div>\nLink Aggregation available on all Plasma Cloud Switches<\/h2>\n
Summary<\/h2>\n
Take control of your network with Plasma Cloud<\/h2>\n