7. Choose Finish.
The two LAN ports are listed as one on the Connections tab. Note that the number in the Speed column has
also changed.
Break the load balance bond:
1. Pass the cursor to the far right of the LAN's row to make the Edit pull-down menu visible.
2. Choose Remove link and Continue at the prompt.
3. Removing the link can disable the secondary LAN interface. Pass the cursor to the far right of the
disabled LAN port to make the Edit pull-down menu visible and choose Enable.
Port aggrega on: Failover protec on using fault tolerance
Configure fault tolerance to keep your NAS connected to the network even if one Ethernet port or cable
fails. Before following the directions below, make certain that your network switch or router supports link
aggregation.
1. Connect LAN 1 and LAN 2 to the same switch or router.
2. If one LAN is listed as inactive:
Confirm that it is securely connected to the device and to your router.
Pass the cursor to the far right of the LAN port to make the Edit pull-down menu visible. If the option
is available, choose Enable.
3. With both LANs enabled, choose Link.
4. Select Fault tolerance and choose Next.
5. Check the boxes next to each LAN port and choose Next.
6. Fault tolerance automatically switches to the secondary LAN if it cannot detect the primary LAN. In this
step, click on the pull-down menu and choose the type of fault detection for the bond: Physical (e.g. a
bad Ethernet cable or Ethernet port) or Logical (e.g. contact with another IP address). For logical fault
tolerance, enter the IP address that the NAS OS device will ping to confirm the stability of the primary
LAN, as well as the frequency of the ping. The IP address should target a separate server, a computer on
the network, or another device that can manage the task.
7. Choose Next.
8. You can give a unique name to the fault tolerance bond in the Name field. This type of Ethernet bonding
will create a unified IP address (DHCP or static). To use a static address, choose Manual in the IPv4 or
IPv6 pull-down menus and complete all the fields. The IP address must be consistent with the values of
your network.
9. Choose Finish.
The two LAN ports are listed as one on the Connections tab.
Break the fault tolerance bond:
1. Pass the cursor to the far right of the LAN's row to make the Edit pull-down menu visible.
2. Choose Remove link and Continue at the prompt.
3. Removing the link can disable the secondary LAN interface. Pass the cursor to the far right of the
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