Moxa IKS-6728A-4GTXSFP-24-24-T [19/37] Explanation of status items

Managed Ethernet Switch Redundancy Protocol (UI 2.0) Turbo Chain

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Explanation of “Status” Items

Active Protocol

Shows which redundancy protocol is in use: Turbo Ring, Turbo Ring V2, Turbo Chain, RSTP, MSTP or

None.

Port

Shows which ports have been assigned for redundancy protocol usage.

Port Role

Shows the role that has been assigned to any specific redundancy port: Head, Member, or Tail.

Port Status

The “Ports Status” indicators show Forwarding for normal transmission, Blocked if this port is connected to

the Tail port as a backup path and the path is blocked, and Link down if there is no connection.

Explanation of “Settings” Items

Role

Setting Description Factory Default

Head Select this switch as Head Switch

Member

Member Select this switch as Member Switch

Tail Select this switch as Tail Switch

Head Role

Setting Description Factory Default

Head Port Select any port of this switch to be the head port. G2

Member Port Select any port of this switch to be the member port. G3

Member Role

Setting Description Factory Default

1st Member port Select any port of this switch to be the 1st member port G2

2nd Member port Select any port of this switch to be the 2nd member port G3

Tail Role

Setting Description Factory Default

Tail Port Select any port of this siwtch to be the tail port. G2

Member Port Select any port of this switch to be the member port. G3

NOTE

Turbo Ring V2 or Turbo Chain is one function of V

-ON technology that

should be enabled in layer 2 and layer 3

switches. For

a detailed introduction, please refer to Chapter 5, V-ON.