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Configuring Your Device
Accessing Hub Features
Figure 6-4. Setting Backup Links
You can create one or more backup links by selecting the Backup Links
button and clicking on the Add New Backup Link... button at the bottom of
that page. The parameters are described in the table.
Table 6-4. Backup Link Parameters
Parameter Description
Status Displays which port is currently being used, a primary
port or a backup port.
Primary Port A port that you can use as a primary port, or the port
that will be used during standard connection of a hub
and the connected device.
Backup Port The backup port to be used if there is a failure on the
primary port.
MAC Address The MAC address of the device that the primary and
backup ports are connected to.
Test Time The interval in seconds between test packets sent
between the primary port and the receiving device.This
checks the integrity of the link to determine whether to
initiate a backup link.
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