Chapter 21: Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol (RSTP)
Basic RSTP Configuration
To configure the RSTP settings, perform the following procedure:
1.From the Basic Config menu, select Rapid Spanning Tree and then RSTP Config.
The Rapid Spanning Tree Configuration page is shown in Figure 63.
Figure 63. Rapid Spanning Tree Configuration Page
The RSTP Configuration page allows you to configure RSTP as well as to view the current settings and contains the following items of information in the middle portion:
Root Port
The active port on the switch that is communicating with the root bridge. If the switch is the root bridge for the LAN, then there is no root port and the root port parameter will be 0.
Root Path Cost
The sum of all the root port costs of all the bridges between the
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