ZyXEL Communications MES-2110, User Manual

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Chapter 10 Bridge
MES-2110 User’s Guide
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The following table describes the labels in this screen.
Table 26 Configuration > Bridge Menu > RSTP Per Port Config
LABEL DESCRIPTION
Port This is the port index number.
Type This is the cable type connected to the port.
Priority (1~255) Configure the priority for each port here.
Priority decides which port should be disabled when more than
one port forms a loop in a switch. Ports with a higher priority
numeric value are disabled first. The allowed range is between 0
and 255 and the default value is 128.
Cost (1~65535) Path cost is the cost of transmitting a frame on to a LAN through
that port. It is recommended to assign this value according to the
speed of the bridge. The slower the media, the higher the cost-
see
Table 22 on page 75 for more information.
Edge Select On when the port is connected to an end node (a computer
network card for example).
Select Off when the port is connected to a bridge node.
P2P Select On when the port is connected to one bridge as a Point-to-
Point link type.
Select Off when the port is connected to multiple bridges as a
Shared Medium link type.
Select Auto to have the Switch automatically determine the link
type.
Port Status This shows whether the port is Forwarding or Blocking frame
transmission.
Port Role This shows the port behavior as a Disabled , Alternate , Backup ,
Root , Designated or NonStp port.
Undo Click this to restore your last saved settings.
Apply Click this to save your changes.