Gigabit Ethernet Switch User’s Guide
Using the Console Interface
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3.
Change the
Disabled
setting to
Enabled
in the
Spanning
Tree Protocol
field.
4.
Enter the Bridge Max Age in the
Max Age(6-40 sec)
field.
5.
Enter the Bridge Hello Time in the
Hello Time(1-10 sec)
field.
6.
Enter the Bridge Forward Delay time in the
Forward
Delay(4-30 sec)
field.
7.
Enter the Bridge Priority in the
Bridge Priority(0-65535)
field.
The information on the screen is described as follows:
♦
Spanning Tree Protocol
Select
Enabled
to implement
the Spanning Tree Protocol.
♦
Time Since Topology Changes(sec)
Read-only object
displays the last time changes were made to the network
topology. These changes usually occur when backup paths
are activated due to primary path failures.
♦
Topology Change Count
Read-only object displays the
number of times (since the current management session
with the device was started) changes were made to the
network topology. Changes usually occur on the network
when backup paths are activated.
♦
Designated Root
Read-only object displays the MAC
(Ethernet) address of the bridge/switch on the network
that has been chosen as the STP root.
♦
Root Cost
Read-only object displays the cost for the path
between the switch and the root bridge. If the switch is the
root bridge, then the root cost is zero.