ProSoft RadioLinx RLXIB-IESC User Manual page 39

Radio Configuration / Diagnostic Utility
User Manual
4.1.3 Port status
This configuration page opens when you click the Port Status button on the
Radio Configuration form.
When you click the Port Status button, you can see information about all the
active ports on the radio. Above the table, you can see information about the
current Spanning Tree, 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 you to create
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.
ProSoft Technology, Inc.
May 25, 2010
RadioLinx® Industrial 802.11abg Serial and Ethernet Client
RLXIB-IESC ♦ 802.11a, b, g
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