4.5.11 X-Ring Elite. Advantech EKI-7428G-4CA, EKI-7428G-4CI, EKI-7428G-4CPI, EKI-7428G-4X, EKI-7428G-4XP

4.5.11

X-Ring Elite

The X-Ring Elite function provides an improvement over Spanning Tree and Rapid

Spanning Tree and a rapid auto recovery in the event that the network suffers a corrupt or broken link and prevents network loops.

4.5.11.1

X-Ring Elite Settings

The X-Ring Elite Settings allows you to enable or disable the state of the X-Ring settings.

To access this page, click L2 Switching > X-Ring Elite > X-Ring Elite Settings .

Figure 4.46 L2 Switching > X-Ring Elite > X-Ring Elite Settings

The following table describes the items in the previous figure.

Item

State

Apply

Description

Select Enabled or Disabled to setup the X-Ring Elite mode.

Click Apply to save the values and update the screen.

The ensuing table for Information settings are informational only: X-Ring Elite State.

4.5.11.2

X-Ring Elite Groups

The X-Ring Elite Groups page allows you to select the function and role for each device and the connected ports.

To access this page, click L2 Switching > X-Ring Elite > X-Ring Elite Groups .

Figure 4.47 L2 Switching > X-Ring Elite > X-Ring Elite Groups

The following table describes the items in the previous figure.

Item

Ring ID

Role

Port 1

Port 2

Add

Description

Enter a number to specifies a ranging from 1 to 255 to identify a given

X-Ring Elite group.

Click the drop-down menu to select the ring role.

Click the drop-down menu to define the port designation.

Click the drop-down menu to define the port designation.

Click Add to save the values and update the screen.

The ensuing table for Information settings are informational only: Ring ID, Role, Port

1, Port 2 and Delete (click to delete the desired Ring ID).

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