TRENDnet TPE-1620WS User's Guide - Page 33

TRENDnet User's Guide Loopback Detection Enable loopback detection Bridge > Loopback Detection The loopback detection feature allows the switch to detect and prevent disruption from loops that occur on uplink or downlink switches directly connected to your switch. 1. Log into your switch management page (see "Access your switch management page" on page 11). 2. Click on Bridge and click on Loopback Detection. 3. Review the settings. • State - Select Enabled to enable the loopback detection feature. Select Disabled to disabled the loopback detection feature. • Interval - Defines the interval your switch will check for loops. • Recover Time - Defines the time period when connectivity will be restored to a port where a loop was previously detected and blocked. Click Apply to save changes. TPE-1620WS In the Loopback Detection table, select one of the Loopback Detection State choices from the pull down menu: Ignore: This parameter indicates that the setting in the All row do not apply to the Loopback Detection State field. In other words, each port is set individually. • Enabled: This selection enables the Loopback Detection feature for each port. This state must be enabled along with the State field at the top of the page before this feature can be active on the selected port. • Disabled: This selection disables the Loopback Detection feature on the selected port. • Note: In the All row when you select Enable or Disable instead of Ignore, the selection applies to all of the Switch ports. Next to each entry modified, under the Action column, click Apply to save the changes. 4. Click Save Settings to Flash (menu). 5. Click Save Settings to Flash (button), then click OK. Note: This step saves all configuration changes to the NV-RAM to ensure that if the switch is rebooted or power cycled, the configuration changes will still be applied. © Copyright 2013 TRENDnet. All Rights Reserved. 33