Configuration Using a Web Browser
4-6.16 Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol Configuration (RSTP)
The Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol (RSTP) is an evolution of the Spanning Tree Protocol and provides for faster spanning tree convergence after a topology change.
4-6.16.1 System Configuration
The administrator can view the spanning tree information from the Root Bridge Information column.
| This feature allows the administrator to enable or disable the RSTP | ||
RSTP Mode | function. The parameters will be available for configuration after the | ||
| RSTP function is enabled. | ||
| This is the value used to identify the root bridge. The bridge with the | ||
| lowest value has the highest priority and will be selected as the root. If | ||
Priority | this value has been changed, the switch must be rebooted for the new | ||
| settings to be in effect. The value must be multiple of 4096 according to | ||
| the protocol standard. | ||
| This value is the seconds a bridge waits for without receiving spanning | ||
Max Age | tree messages before attempting to reconfigure. Enter a value between 6 | ||
| and 40. | ||
| This value is the time in seconds that controls when the switch sends out | ||
Hello Time | the BPDU packet to check RSTP current status. Enter a value between 1 | ||
| and 10. | ||
Forward Delay Time | This value is the time in seconds a port waits for before changing its | ||
Rapid Spanning Tree protocol learning and listening state to the | |||
forwarding state. Enter a value between 4 and 30. | |||
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After finishing necessary configurations, click on Apply to save the settings.
The administrator must follow the rule to configure the MAX Age, Hello Time, and Forward Delay Time:
2 x (Forward Delay Time value