
Dell PowerConnect 55xx Systems User Guide
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STP Port Settings
T
o assign STP properties to individual ports:
1
Click
Switching
>
Spanning Tree
>
STP Port Settings
in the tree view to
display the
STP Port Settings: Summary
page.
Figure 13-2. STP Port Settings: Summary
The ports and their STP settings are displayed.
2
To modify STP settings on a port, click
Edit
.
3
Select the port, and enter the fields:
–
STP
— Enable/disable STP on the port.
–
Fast Link
— Check to enable Fast Link mode for the port. If this is
enabled, the
Port State
is automatically placed in the
Forwarding
state
when the port is up. Fast Link mode optimizes the time it takes for the
STP protocol to converge. STP convergence can take 30-60 seconds in
large networks.