User Documentation

User Manual Managed Switches
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Explanation of “Current Status” Items
Now Active
It shows which communication protocol is in use: RSTP, Turbo Ring( V1), Turbo Ring V2, Turbo
Chain or none.
Master/Slave
It indicates whether this switch is the Master (or not) of the Turbo Ring. This field appears only when
Turbo Ring or Turbo Ring V2 modes are selected.
NOTE: The user does not need to set the master to use Turbo Ring. If master is not set, the Turbo
Ring protocol will assign master status to one of the switches in the ring. The master is only used to
determine which segment serves as the backup path.
Redundant Ports Status (1st Port, 2nd Port) and
Ring Coupling Ports Status (Coupling Port, Coupling Control Port)
The “Ports Status” indicators show “Forwarding” for normal transmission, “Blocking” if this port is
connected to a backup path and the path is blocked, and “Link down” if there is no connection.
Explanation of ‘Setting’ items for selected redundancy protocol Turbo Ring
Set as Master
Setting
Description
Factory Default
Enabled
Select this switch as Master
Not checked
Disabled
Do not select this switch as Master
Redundant Ports
Setting
Description
Factory Default
1st Port
Select any port of the switch to be one of the redundant
ports.
See the following
table
2nd Port
Select any port of the switch to be one of the redundant
ports.
See the following
table
Below table lists the default redundancy ports dependent on the used models.
Model
Default 1st Port
Default 2nd Port
IE-SW-VL05M/08M Series
IE-SW-PL06M/08M/09M/16M
Series
The second from the last port of
the Switch
The last port of the Switch
(highest port number)
IE-SW-PL18M Series
Port G1
Port G2
IE-SW-PL10M Series
Port G2
Port G3
Enable Ring Coupling
Setting
Description
Factory Default
Enable
Select this switch as Coupler
Not checked
Disable
Do not select this switch as Coupler
Coupling Port
Setting
Description
Factory Default
Coupling Port
Select any port of the switch to be the coupling port
See the following
table