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VES-1000 Series Ethernet Switch
16-6 Port Setup
Table 16-3 Edit Static MAC Address
FIELD DESCRIPTION EXAMPLE
MAC # This (read-only) field displays the index number chosen in menu 6.1.4. 1
Active Press [SPACE BAR] once to select Yes to enable the static MAC address.
Static MAC
Address Enter the MAC address in valid MAC address format), that is six
hexadecimal number pairs separated by colons. 91:aa:bb:cc:dd:ee
Once you have completed filling in the menu, press [ENTER] at the message “Press ENTER to Confirm… “ to
save your configuration or press [ESC] at any time to cancel.
16.2.2 Configuring STP on a Port
You must enable STP on the switch (in menu 2) before you configure it on a port(s).
Enter 6 from the main menu and then choose a port to configure by entering its index number. Go to the Edit
Spanning Tree Protocol Setup field, press [SPACE BAR] once to select Yes and then [ENTER] to go to Menu
6.1.1 - Port Spanning Tree Protocol Setup .
Figure 16-6 Menu 6.1.1 - Port Spanning Tree Protocol Setup
Table 16-4 Menu 6.1.1 - Port Spanning Tree Protocol Setup
FIELD DESCRIPTION EXAMPLE
Spanning Tree
Protocol: Configure the next three fields to use STP on this port. Make sure that STP is
enabled on the device.
Active Press [SPACE BAR] once to select Yes to enable the Spanning Tree
Protocol.
No
Priority Configure the priority for each port here. Priority decides which port should be
disabled when more than one port form a loop in a switch. Ports with a higher
numeric priority value are disabled first. The allowed range is between 0 and
255 and the default value is 128. 128 (default)
Path Cost Path cost is the cost of transmitting a frame onto a LAN through that port. It is
assigned according to the speed of the media. The slower the media, the
higher the cost. 100
Once you have completed filling in the menu, press [ENTER] at the message “Press ENTER to Confirm… “ to save
your configuration or press [ESC] at any time to cancel.
Menu 6.1.1 - Port Spanning Tree Protocol Setup
Spanning Tree Protocol:
Active= No
Priority= 128
Path Cost= 100
Press ENTER to Confirm or ESC to Cancel: