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4.5.10
Spanning Tree
The Spanning Tree Protocol (STP) is a network protocol to ensure loop-free topology
for any bridged Ethernet local area network.
4.5.10.1
STP Global Settings
The STP Global Settings page allows you to set the STP status, select the configura-
tion for a BPDU packet, choose the path overhead, force version and set the configu-
ration revision range.
To access this page, click
L2 Switching
>
Spanning Tree
>
STP Global Settings
.
Figure 4.41 L2 Switching > Spanning Tree > STP Global Settings
The following table describes the items in the previous figure.
The ensuing table for
STP Information
settings are informational only: STP, BPDU
Forward, BPDU Guard, PathCost Method and Force Version.
Item
Description
Enabled
Click the radio-button to enable or disable the STP status.
BPDU Forward
Select
flooding
or
filtering
to designate the type of BPDU packet.
BPDU Guard
Click the radio-button to enable or disable the BPDU guard. When
enabled, BPDU Guard can disable edge ports that receive BPDU
packets. This prevents a new device from entering the existing STP
topology. Thus devices that were originally not a part of STP are not
allowed to influence the STP topology
PathCost Method
Select short or long to define the method of used for path cost calcula-
tions.
Force Version
Click the drop-down menu to select the operating mode for STP.
STP-Compatible: 802.1D STP operation.
RSTP-Operation: 802.1w operation.
MSTP-Operation: 802.1s operation.
Apply
Click
Apply
to save the values and update the screen.
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