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VES-1000 Series Ethernet Switch
General, Switch and IP Setup 15-3
Table 15-2 Menu 2 – Switch Setup
FIELD DESCRIPTION EXAMPLE
Monitored Port Press [SPACE BAR] to cycle through the choices and then press
[ENTER] to select a VDSL port that will be monitored.
Broadcast Storm Control Use this field to limit the number of broadcast frames that can be
stored in the switch buffer. Broadcast frames that arrive when the
buffer is full are discarded. Press [SPACE BAR] to cycle through the
choices (16, 32, 48 or 64 frames) and then press [ENTER]. If you
wish your network to receive a lot of broadcast traffic then choose a
larger number. To reduce broadcast traffic coming into your network,
choose a smaller number.
When you have completed this menu, press [ENTER] at the prompt “Press ENTER to Confirm…” to save your
configuration, or press [ESC] at any time to cancel.
15.2.1 Configuring STP on the VES
To configure STP on the VES, select 2 from the main menu, go to the Edit Spanning Tree Protocol field, press
[SPACE BAR] once to select Yes and then [ENTER] to display Menu 2.1 - Spanning Tree Protocol Setup
menu.
Figure 15-3 Menu 2.1 Spanning Tree Protocol Setup
Table 15-3 Menu 2.1 - Spanning Tree Protocol Setup
FIELD DESCRIPTION EXAMPLE
Spanning Tree
Protocol Press [SPACE BAR] to toggle between Enable and Disable . Disable
Bridge Priority Bridge priority is used in determining the root device, root port and designated
port. The device with the highest priority (lowest numeric value) becomes the
STP root device. If all devices have the same priority, the device with the lowest
MAC address will then become the root device. The allowed range is 0 to 65535.
The lower the numeric value you assign, the higher the priority for this bridge.
32768 (default)
Bridge Hello
Time(sec) This is the time interval in seconds between configuration message generated
by the root device. The allowed range is 1 to 10 seconds. 2 (default)
Menu 2.1 - Spanning Tree Protocol Setup
Spanning Tree Protocol= Disable
Bridge Priority= 32768
Bridge Hello Time(sec)= 2
Bridge Max Age(sec)= 20
Forward Delay(sec)= 15
Press ENTER to Confirm or ESC to Cancel: