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WS 2000 Wireless Switch System Reference Guide7-6
Configuring Switch Redundancy
The WS 2000 Wireless Switch supports redundancy between two WS 2000 Wireless Switches, allowing a standby switch
to take over if the primary switch stop responding. Use the WS 2000 Redundancy Settings to configure the Operational State
and Redundancy Mode for the switch.
Setting Up Switch Redundancy
For each of the two switches, use the following procedure to set up redundancy.
1. Choose the redundancy mode in which the WS 2000 Wireless Switch will operate in.
2. When operating in redundancy mode, the primary and standby switches must be connected by an Ethernet cable
through a hub. From the Heartbeat Port menu, select the physical port that is used to exchange heartbeat packets
between the two switches.
3. When redundancy is selected as the operational state, specify whether the current switch is the primary or standby
switch by selecting the appropriate Redundancy mode radio button.
Stand-alone The switch has no redundancy capabilities and operates independently of any other WS 2000
switches on the network. This is the default setting.
Upgrade The primary and standby switches must run the same version of the switch firmware for redundancy
to work correctly. If the firmware on only one of the switches is updated, redundancy is disabled and
the Operational State is automatically set to Upgrade.
Redundancy Two WS 2000 switches are connected, with one set as a primary and the other as a standby. The
primary switch will send heartbeat packets to the specified port of the standby switch at a specified
interval. If the standby switch doesn't receive a heartbeat packet in a specified amount of time, it
will take over as the primary switch.