D-Link DES-3216, User Manual

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10/100 Auto Negotiation Switch User’s Guide
Managing the DES-3216
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Root Port
Specifies the preferred path to the Root Bridge. Only one path per bridge can exist. The
default setting is none.
Table 4: User Selective STA parameters
STA parameters Settings Effects Comment
Enable/Disable Enable/
Disable Participate in or
remove from
STA Enable in a
SNMP network.
Bridge Priority Lower the
#, higher
the
priority Increases
chance of
becoming the
Root Bridge Avoid, if the
switch is used in
workgroup level of
a large network
Hello Time 1 – 10
seconds No effect, if not
Root Bridge Never set greater
than Max Age
Time
Max Age Time 6 – 40
seconds Compete for
Root Bridge, if
BPDU is not
received Avoid low number
for unnecessary
reset of Root
Bridge
Forward Delay 4 – 30
seconds High # delays
the change in
state Max Age < 2 x
(Forward Delay -
1)
Max Age > 2 x
Hello Time + 1)
Port Level STA parameters
Enable/ Disable
Enable/
disable Enable or
disable LAN
segment Disable a port for
security or
problem isolation
Port Priority Lower the
#, higher
the
priority Increases
chance of
becoming the
Root Port