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Adding the NSS to your Network Setting up the Link Bonding & Advertising Modes 3 Setting up the Link Bonding & Advertising Modes The Network Properties page is where you configure the bonding mode for the physical Ethernet link(s) attached to the NSS. It also lets you determine how you want to advertise the presence of the NSS within your network. To configure the network properties: STEP 1 From the Manager Menu, click Network Properties. The Network Properties page appears. STEP 2 To set the bonding mode of your physical links, click one of the following: • 802.3ad Link Aggregation (failover and load sharing): Select this option to aggregate the two Ethernet connections using the IEEE 802.3ad standard. This technology is also known as trunking or bonding. • Active backup (failover): This is the default option when you first install the NSS or when you restore the factory default settings by resetting the NSS. Select this option to define one link as the active link and one link as the backup. Should the active link become unusable (either disconnected or significantly degraded), the backup link automatically becomes the active link. STEP 3 Set the Maximum Transmission Unit (MTU), in bytes, in the MTU field. This is the largest Ethernet frame that your network can handle. The default MTU size is 1500 bytes. MTU sizes greater than 1500 bytes are considered "jumbo frames." Linksys Small Business NSS4000 and NSS6000 Series Network Storage System Administration Guide 35