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Detailed Radio Configuration / Diagnostics RLX2 Series ♦ 802.11a, b, g, n
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6.1.3 Port status
This configuration page opens when the Port Status button is clicked on the
Radio Configuration form.
When the Port Status button is clicked, the information for all the active ports on
the radio are displayed. Above the table, the information of the current Spanning
Tree (page 69), including the MAC address of the "root" device, and the timing
parameters that are set for the current Spanning Tree.
Each radio can have up to 34 active ports—one Ethernet cable, one parent RF
link, and up to 32 child RF links.
The primary reason for creating a Spanning Tree is that it allows the creation of
fully redundant paths. If any single radio in a redundant path loses its connection,
another path still exists, and the connection will be updated and communication
restored.
Field
Description
Spanning Tree
Protocol: Wireless
Ports
Spanning Tree Protocol level for the wireless port (Rapid STP or STP).
Ethernet Port
Spanning Tree Protocol level for the Ethernet port (Rapid STP or STP).
Edge Port
Displays Active or Inactive to based on the setting of Ethernet Edge
Port in the Spanning Tree configuration dialog.
Spanning Tree Root
MAC
MAC ID of the root device in the spanning tree.
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