View and configure advanced network parameters for a Device Level Ring-capable module

If you click
Advanced
on the
Network
tab, you can view advanced network information for the selected module and configure select parameters on the
Advanced Network Configuration
 dialog box.
  1. View the following network configuration parameter values:
  2. In the
    Supervisor Precedence
     field, enter a value between 0 - 255 (the default is 0) to assign a precedence value to the ring supervisor.
    TIP:
    Keep in mind that higher values indicate higher precedence. If multiple ring supervisors are enabled, use the precedence value to configure the order in which the configured supervisors select the active supervisor.
    If two ring supervisors have the same precedence value, the one with the numerically higher MAC address becomes the active supervisor.
    If the selected module is not an active supervisor, this field is grayed out.
  3. View the
    Supervisor Status
     (the module’s ring supervisor status when the module is configured as a ring supervisor on the network). Valid values are Backup, Active, Normal Ring Node (supervisor not enabled), Non-DLR topology (supervisor not enabled, and no other supervisor is present), and The device cannot support the currently operating ring parameters (Beacon Interval and/or Beacon Timeout).
  4. In the
    Beacon Interval
     field, enter a valid value to indicate how often beacon frames will be generated for the ring supervisor.
    TIP:
    Keep in mind that the absolute minimum Beacon Interval that a supervisor supports is device dependent and determined by its EDS file.
    If the selected module is not an active supervisor, this field is grayed out.
  5. In the
    Beacon Timeout
     field, enter a valid value to specify the amount of time that the ring supervisor must wait for a beacon frame before declaring a beacon timeout.
    TIP:
    The Beacon Timeout must be at least twice the Beacon Interval value. If the Beacon Timeout is less than twice the Beacon Interval, the supervisor will automatically adjust the Beacon Timeout so that it is twice the Beacon Interval.
    Keep in mind that the absolute minimum Beacon Timeout that a supervisor supports is module dependent and determined by its EDS file.
    If the selected module is not an active supervisor, this field is grayed out.
  6. In the Ring Protocol VLAN ID field, enter a value between 0 and 4094 (the default is 0 indicating no VLAN) to specify the VLAN ID that will be used by the Device Level Ring (DLR) protocol frames. This VLAN ID will be used for all DLR protocol frames originated by the device when the device is operating as the active ring supervisor. Devices that are not the active ring supervisor will use the VLAN ID obtained from the active supervisor’s frames.
    TIP: If the selected module is not an active supervisor, this field is grayed out.
  7. If you selected a 1783-ETAPxx module, you can perform the following additional steps. If you have not selected one of these modules or do not want to configure these options, go to step 8.
    1. In the
      Enable IGMP Snooping
       check box, specify if you would like to enable or disable IGMP snooping for the module.
    2. In the Enable
      IGMP Querier
       check box, specify if you would like to enable or disable the IGMP query capability for the module. If enabled, also select which version (version 1, version 2, or version 3) of the IGMP query capability to be used.
    3. In the
      Enable Device Port Debugging Mode
       check box, specify if you would like to enable or disable Device Port Debugging Mode for the module. If selected, all incoming network traffic for port 1 and port 2 is transmitted through the device port.
  8. Click
    Set
     to download all of the configuration data in Advanced Network Configuration dialog to the selected device.
  9. When complete, click
    Close
    .
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