10/100 Fast Ethernet Switch User’s Guide
treatment of each destination address upon reception. The following are definitions for status types:
àInvalid: This entry, in all cases, will discard the destination address from the filtering table.
àPermanent: This entry, in all cases, is currently in use and will remain so after the next reset of the Switch. This is the default entry for destination address entry.
àDelete On Reset: This entry is currently in use and will remain so until the next reset of the Switch.
Protocol Parameters
The Protocol Parameters allows you to change the behind the scene parameters of the Spanning Tree Algorithm at the bridge level. The parameters for this section have been fully explained in Chapter 5, Switch Management, see STA Operation Levels: On the Bridge level, and User- Changeable Parameters. It is recommended that you read these sections and/or Chapter 5 first before changing any of the parameters.
To change the Protocol Parameters:
1.Choose Spanning Tree Algorithm from the main menu.
2.Choose Protocol Parameters from the Spanning Tree Algorithm menu.
3.Enter the Bridge Max Age in the Bridge Max Age field.
4.Enter the Bridge Hello Time in the Bridge Hello Time field.
5.Enter the Bridge Forward Delay time in the Bridge Forward Delay field.
6.Enter the Bridge Priority in the Bridge Priority field.
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