EDS-405A/408A Series User’s Manual
Featured Functions
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Explanation of “Current Status” Items
Now Active
Shows which communication protocol is in use:
Turbo Ring
,
Turbo Ring V2
,
RSTP
, or
none
.
Master/Slave
Indicates whether or not this EDS is the Master of the Turbo Ring. (This field appears only when
selected to operate in Turbo Ring or Turbo Ring V2 mode.)
NOTE
The user does not need to set the master to use Turbo Ring. If no master is set, the Turbo Ring
protocol will assign master status to one of the EDS units in the ring. The master is only used to
determine which segment serves as the backup path.
Redundant Ports Status (1st Port, 2nd Port)
Ring Coupling Ports Status (Coupling Port, Coupling Control Port)
The “Ports Status” indicators show
Forwarding
for normal transmission,
Blocking
if this port is
connected to a backup path and the path is blocked, and
Link down
if there is no connection.
Explanation of “Settings” Items
Redundancy Protocol
Setting
Description
Factory Default
Turbo Ring
Select this item to change to the Turbo
Ring configuration page.
Turbo Ring V2
Select this item to change to the Turbo
Ring V2 configuration page.
Turbo Chain
Select this item to change to the Turbo
Chain configuration page.
RSTP (IEEE
802.1W/1D)
Select this item to change to the RSTP
configuration page.
None
Ring redundancy is not active
None
Set as Master
Setting
Description
Factory Default
Enabled
Select this EDS as Master
Disabled
Do not select this EDS as Master
Not checked
Redundant Ports
Setting
Description
Factory Default
1st Port
Select any port of the EDS to be one of
the redundant ports.
EDS-405A: port 4
EDS-408A: port 7
2nd Port
Select any port of the EDS to be one of
the redundant ports.
EDS-405A: port 5
EDS-408A: port 8
Enable Ring Coupling
Setting
Description
Factory Default
Enable
Select this EDS as Coupler
Disable
Do not select this EDS as Coupler
Not checked
