Net Optics 4 Station Bypass Switch w_Heartbeat - Manual (Page 10)

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4 Station Bypass Switch with Heartbeat
Unpacking and Inspection
Unpack the 4 Station Bypass Switch and power supplies provided.
Each 4 Station Bypass Switch is delivered with the following:
• 2 Power supplies
• DB-9 RS232 cables
• 1 Manual
You may have also purchased an extended warranty. If any component is
missing or damaged, contact Net Optics Technical Support immediately.
Configuring the Bypass Switch
This Bypass Switch allows you to set several configuration options and to
display configuration information. You can set:
The frequency of the heartbeat.
This defines the period of time that passes before the switch
considers the packet to have timed out. The default is 1 second.
The number of timeouts allowed.
This is the number of packets missed before the switch bypasses
the IPS (retry count). The default is 3 missed packets.
Port communication parameters .
You can turn Link Fault Detect and Bypass Detect on or off.
The default is LFD and Bypass Detect off.
A custom heartbeat packet .
You can input a custom heartbeat packet to suit special needs . The
default is the IPX packet shown on page 5.
Fail Mode:
Fail Open - when in Bypass state, data is routed from Port A to B
Fail Closed - when in Bypass state, ports A and B are shut down
Reset to factory defaults.
Use this option to quickly restore the original configuration.
For quick reference, you can display the configuration settings and heartbeat
packet .