User's Manual Part 2

CHAPTER 7
REPEATING FEATURES
Revised: 30 Jun 08 7-5 EST P/N AA107D
The Root Bridge will be selected in one of two ways: the Root Bridge can be manually set (recommended) during the configuration
of the Repeater Peer table (Figure 3) or the Root Bridge designation will default to the lowest MAC address of all the Model
195Ed’s in the network. The manual Root Bridge configuration is located in the “Advanced Settings” section.
Redundant Backup
The ESTeem Model 195Ed configured in Access Point Repeater
mode will automatically function as a redundant backup if two
Model 195Ed’s are installed at the same location (Figure 7). If
two Model 195Ed’s are connected to the same HUB or Switch,
one of the Model 195Ed’s will be Blocked when the Spanning
Tree Protocol is completed. The network will continue to use
this route until any problem with the original Model 195Ed is
detected and the second Model 195Ed will begin operation at
that site.
Redundant Master Configuration – The configuration in
Figure 7 will also provide a redundant backup for the Master
Site (Root Bridge). Configure both Model 195Ed’s as Root
Bridges (see above) giving the primary Root Bridge a value of 1
and the secondary Root Bridge a value of 2.
Figure 7: Redundant Backup Diagram