ProSoft Technology RLX2-IHNF-WC User Manual
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RLX2 Industrial Hotspot Series
ProSoft Technology, Inc.
Page 77 of 212
June 15, 2015
Field
Description
Spanning Tree Protocol:
Wireless Ports
The Spanning Tree Protocol level for the wireless port (Rapid STP or STP).
Ethernet Port
The Spanning Tree Protocol level for the Ethernet port (Rapid STP or STP).
Edge Port
Displays Active or Inactive based on the setting of Ethernet Edge Port in the
Spanning Tree configuration dialog.
Spanning Tree Root: MAC
The MAC ID of the root device in the spanning tree.
Priority
Spanning Tree device with the lowest-priority value is elected the root of the
tree
Max Age
The length of time a port can stay enabled without any new spanning
updates.
Hello Time
The length of time between the transmission of spanning update packets.
Forward Delay
The length of time a port must listen for spanning information before being
activated.
#
Position in the list. Each page shows up to 10 ports. Use the Next and Previous
buttons to move up and down through the table.
Connection
This field indicates what the port represents: Ethernet, a parent radio, or a
child radio.
State
The current Spanning Tree state of the port. Possible states are Blocking,
Learning, Listening, and Forwarding. Forwarding packets can be transferred.
Designation
The Spanning Tree designation for the branch off the port. Possible
designations are Root (ports going to the root), Designated (ports going to a
branch), or Normal.
Path Cost
The cumulative cost of all wired and wireless links from the port to the
Spanning Tree root.
Designated Bridge
The Next bridge toward the Spanning Tree root for this port.
Top
Click the Top button to see the top of the table.
Next / Prev
If the table has more ports than it can display in the window, use the Next and
Prev buttons to move up and down through the table.
Refresh
Click Refresh to update the table.
The following illustration shows the RadioLinx Industrial Hotspot Browser (page 123)
application provided with the radios. Notice it shows the radio named Hematite_4F,
linked to Amethyst_BD. This link is shown with a red dotted line. Also visible is the level
of redundancy in their network. Each of the blue lines represents an alternate parent.
From this view, it is easily shown how much redundancy exists in their network.