Pathway Connectivity
VIA 12 Manual
V3 – April 2015
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Ring Protect State: Complete indicates the ring is complete. Communication is relying
on the primary port of the Master switch, and the overall network is secure.
Ring Protect State: Failed indicates the ring is broken. Communication is relying on
the secondary port of the Master switch, and the overall network is now vulnerable. The
fault should be located and corrected. Once the fault is corrected, the ring protect state
will automatically revert to “Complete”.
Warning: During the set up and configuration of the Ring Protection feature,
communication between devices may be erratic or broken. We strongly recommend that
all switches be configured with the appropriate Ring Protection settings PRIOR to be
connected together. We also strongly recommend that all switches be disconnected from
one another PRIOR to decommissioning the ring.
Software Configuration of Ring Protection
Pathport Manager 5 does not support configuration of the ring protection feature.
