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whether the switch is the ring master by checking the R.M. LED indicator on the panel of
the switch.
The system also supports the
Couple Ring
that can connect 2 or more X-Ring group for
the redundant backup function;
Dual Homing
function that can prevent connection lose
between X-Ring group and upper level/core switch. Apart from the advantages,
Central
Ring
can handle up to 4 rings in the system and has the ability to recover from failure
within 20 milliseconds.
Enable Ring:
To enable the X-Ring function, tick the checkbox beside the
Enable
Ring
string label. If this checkbox is not ticked, all the ring functions are unavailable.
¾
Enable Ring Master:
Tick the checkbox to enable this switch to be the ring
master.
¾
1
st
& 2
nd
Ring Ports:
Pull down
the selection menu to assign the ports as the
member ports.
1
st
Ring Port
is the working port and
2
nd
Ring Port
is the
backup port. When
1
st
Ring Port
fails, the system will automatically upgrade
the
2
nd
Ring Port
to be the working port.
Enable Couple Ring:
To enable the coupe ring function, tick the checkbox beside
the
Enable Couple Ring
string label.
¾
Couple Port:
Assign the member port which is connected to the other ring
group.
¾
Control Port:
When the
Enable Couple Ring
checkbox is ticked, you have to
assign the control port to form a couple-ring group between the two X-rings.
Enable Dual Homing:
Set up one of the ports on the switch to be the Dual Homing
port. For a switch, there is only one Dual Homing port.
Dual Homing function only
works when the X-Ring function enabled.
Enable Central Ring x:
Tick the checkbox beside the string label of Enable Central
Ring x to assign two ports as the blocking & forwarding ports of the ring.
¾
1
st
Ring Port:
Assign a port which is used to be the forwarding port to the ring.
¾
2
nd
Ring Port:
Assign a port which is used to be the blocking port to the ring.
And then, click
Apply
button to apply the configuration.
