N-L
INK
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2018-09-21
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ONFIGURATION
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. LP0991-G
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N-Tron
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Series NT24K
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Software Manual
N-Link Mode:
Select the required N-Link mode from the drop-down list. The available options are:
•
Disabled
: N-Link is disabled and will not operate as an N-Link capable switch.
•
Auto Configure:
In this mode, the switch will automatically detect whether it is a slave or a coupler.
•
Master
: If this option is selected, then the administrator must configure the Control Port (default: A3)
and the Primary Coupler Port (default: A4).
Default Coupler Port:
The Coupler Port is used to establish a redundant path for Ethernet data. If the role of
the switch is Slave the port will be a Standby Coupler. The default is A4.
Click on the
Update
button to retain the changes. To save the changes made, return to the Configuration menu and
click on the
Save
button.
2.18.2
Configuration/Advanced
The Advanced dialog window displays the advanced configuration settings. If N-Link is set to
Auto Configure
, the
following configuration data will be used. The selected Auto Configure detection timeout value range is 2-180
seconds. The default Auto Configure detection time is 4 seconds.
Click on the
Modify
button to change the detection timeout. Click on the
Update
button once the field has been
updated with the required information. To save the changes made, return to the
Configuration
menu and click on
the
Save
button.
2.18.3
Status
The Status dialog window displays the N-Link status. If the switch is an N-Link Master or Slave, the following switch
status and partner status information will be shown. Fields with a red background designate a fault condition.
N-Link Master or Slave
The following switch status and partner status information are shown.
State:
This field displays the current N-Link mode of the switch.
Partner Port:
This field shows the port being used for normal communication between the N-Link Master and
N-Link Slave switches. There must be a direct link between the Master and Slave Partner ports. Use of media
converters or other switches is not supported. This port will be detected automatically.
Coupler Port:
The port being used to establish a redundant path for Ethernet data transmission is displayed in
this field.
Coupler Port State:
Blocking, Forwarding.
Status:
If there are no errors, the status shows
OK
. Otherwise, a description of the faults detected is shown.