Setting up LAG for Synology NAS, steps?

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Greetings,
I have a brand new CSS326-24G-2S-RM connected to a Synology DS918+ which supports LACP on its dual GB connections. I purchased this switch specifically so that I could implement LAG on the Synology ports. The Synology steps are pretty straightforward, but I want to make sure this is done correctly as my NAS is also our household DNS\Pi-Hole server. Currently the port settings on the switch are set to Passive for both ports. From my understanding, that means that the switch will automatically enable LAG if it detects the device on that port is using LACP. Is that the correct setting or should I use active? If passive is the correct setting is there anything else I need to do before I enable it on the NAS?

Any information is appreciated.
Thanks.

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take a look at this

https://help.mikrotik.com/docs/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=76415036#CRS3xxandCSS32624G2S+seriesManual-LAG

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I have read that, thanks. It provides the bare facts but I’m looking for confirmation that that setting is all I need to to on the switch side in advance of enabling LACP on the NAS.

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That’s pretty much it. Very simple.

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Thanks for the replies. One question, is Passive the correct mode? Is there any advantage to using Static or Active in this circumstance?

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One end can be passive, the other end needs to be active or static. If both ends are passive, they would both be quietly waiting for the far end to initiate the LAG.

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Went ahead and enabled this, easy-peasy. All seems to be working well, including my docker-based Pi-Hole. Thanks for the responses.

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Glad I could help.