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Fig. 3-16 Loop Detection
This function will start when you enable looping action by ticking the check box (
;
) of the Action. That will
create some special packet for looping detection. After enabling looping action, you should decide which port
you would like to open loop detection capability. For example, you open the loop detection of port 1 as enable
state. When the looping situation happens from port 1, Loop Detection will lock the port1’s ability. And then you
will see that the “Current Status” of port 1 shows Locked. In port status function, you can see that the State of
Port Configuration of port 1 is “Disabled”. So the port 1 will lose the essential ability the port could have.
However, “Resume Action” in Loop Detection will remove the looping status. It is very convenient for looping
happening in real networking environment. After any setting you done, please click the <Apply> button to have
the setting taken effect. When looping has already happened, we suggest that the users could choose the
looping port as “Enable” in advance. And then tick the check box (
;
) of the Action. That will get the better
result for Looping removing.
Parameters description:
y
State:
Open the Loop Detection capability per port. The list has “Enable” and “Disable”. Default is “Disable”.
y
Current Status:
Show the looping status per port. It could be “Unlocked or Locked”. Default is “Unlocked”. When some
port happens looping, it will show “Locked”
y
Resume Action:
Remove the looping status per port. Just tick the check box (
;
) of the Unlock to open resume action
per port.
y
Refresh:
“Refresh” button could appear the instant Current Status of Loop Detection.
