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Learning
—The port is currently in the learning mode. The port cannot forward
traffic however it can learn new MAC addresses.
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Forwarding
—The port is currently in the forwarding mode. The port can forward
traffic and learn new MAC addresses.
•
Speed
—Indicates the port speed. The possible field values are:
–
10M
–
100M
–
1000M
•
Path Cost
—Indicates the amount this port contributes to the Root Path Cost. The
Path Cost can be adjusted to a higher or lower value, and can forward traffic to or away
from a path being rerouted. The path cost has a value of 1 to 65,535.
•
Default Path Cost
—Specifies the default path cost.
•
Priority
—Indicates the priority value of the port. The Priority value can be used to
influence the port choice when a bridge has two ports connected in a loop on the same
LAN. The priority value is between 0 -255.
•
Designated Bridge ID
—Indicates the priority and the MAC Address of the designated
bridge.
•
Designated Port
—Indicates the priority and the MAC Address of the selected port on
the designated bridge.
•
Designated Cost
—Indicates the cost of the designated port participating in the STP
topology.
•
Forward Transitions
—Indicates the number of times the port has changed from the
blocking
state to
forwarding
.
•
LAG
—Specifies the LAG to which the port is attached.
Enabling STP on a port:
1
Open the
STP Port Settings
page.
2
Select
Enabled
in the
STP
field.
3
Define the
Priority
,
Path Cost
,
Default Path Cost
, and the
Fast Link
fields.
4
Click
Apply Changes
. STP is enabled on the port.
