Web Management Guide-R01

Table Of Contents
Chapter 13
| Basic Administration Protocols
Ethernet Ring Protection Switching
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Exclusion VLANs – VLAN groups that are to be on the exclusion list of a
physical ERPS ring.
Status – Enables ERPS on the configured ring. (Default: Disabled)
ERPS must be enabled globally on the switch before it can enabled on an ERPS
ring.
Web Interface
To configure a physical ERPS ring on the switch:
1. Click Administration, ERPS.
2. Select Configure Ring from the Step list.
3. Select Add from the Action list.
4. Define a ring name.
5. Select the West and East ports for ring connections.
6. Select any VLAN groups to exclude from the ERPS ring.
7. Mark the Status check box to enable the ERPS ring.
8. Click Apply.
Figure 312: Configuring an ERPS Ring
ERPS Instance
Configuration
Use the Administration > ERPS (Configure Instance) pages to configure an ERPS
instance.
Command Usage
An ERPS instance containing one Control VLAN and one or more protected Data
VLANs must be configured, and the global ERPS function enabled on the switch
(see “ERPS Global Configuration” on page 473) before a ring instance can start