RLX2 Series ♦802.11a, b, g, n Detailed Radio Configuration / Diagnostics
Industrial Hotspots User Manual
ProSoft Technology, Inc. Page 59 of 161
May 8, 2013
Spanning Tree device with the lowest-priority value is elected the root of
the tree
Length of time a port can stay enabled without any new spanning
updates.
Length of time between the transmission of spanning update packets.
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.
Indicates what the port represents: Ethernet, a parent radio, or a child
radio.
Current Spanning Tree state of the port. Possible states are Blocking,
Learning, Listening, and Forwarding. Forwarding packets can be
transferred.
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.
Cumulative cost of all wired and wireless links from the port to the
Spanning Tree root.
Next bridge toward the Spanning Tree root for this port.
Click the Top button to see the top of the table.
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.
The following illustration shows the RadioLinx Industrial Hotspot Browser (page
87) 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.
To display the redundant paths, select the toolbar button denoting two "parents."
To view the redundancy on a per-radio basis, select the single "parent" button,
and then click on the radio to view its available redundancies.
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