NPort 6000 Series
Module Settings
6-7
Configuring RSTP
Bridge priority
Setting
Description
Factory Default
Numerical value
selected by user
Increase this device’s bridge priority by selecting a lower
number. A device with a higher bridge priority has a greater
chance of being established as the root of the Spanning Tree
topology.
32768
Hello time (sec.)
Setting
Description
Factory Default
Numerical value input
by user
The root of the Spanning Tree topology periodically sends out a
“hello” message to other devices on the network to check if the
topology is healthy. The “hello time” is the amount of time the
root waits between sending hello messages.
2
Forward Delay
Setting
Description
Factory Default
Numerical value input
by user
The amount of time this device waits before checking to see if it
should change to a different state.
15 (sec.)
Max. Age (sec.)
Setting
Description
Factory Default
Numerical value input
by user
If this device is not the root, and it has not received a hello
message from the root in an amount of time equal to “Max.
Age,” then this device will reconfigure itself as a root. Once two
or more devices on the network are recognized as a root, the
devices will renegotiate to set up a new Spanning Tree
topology.
20
Enable STP per Port
Setting
Description
Factory Default
Enable/Disable
Select to enable the port as a node on the Spanning Tree
topology.
Disabled
