Asante Technologies 6200 manual Enabling/ Disabling STP

Enabling/ Disabling STP

Spanning Tree Protocol

The Root Bridge is a central point from which the network is configured. It is selected on the basis of having the lowest Bridge Identifier value. This is a combination of the bridge’s unique MAC address and a priority component defined for the bridge.

The Root Bridge generates BPDUs on all ports at a regular interval known as the Hello Time. All other bridges in the network have a Root Port. This is the port nearest to the Root Bridge, and it is used for receiving the BPDUs initiated by the Root Bridge.

The IntraSwitch is shipped with Spanning Tree enabled on all ports. It can be manually enabled or disabled following the instructions below See Chapter 4,“Setting Up For Management” for information on accessing the Local Management Interface.

To enable or disable STP on your IntraSwitch:

1	Access the Local Management Interface.
2	Type c to open the Configuration Menu.The
	“Enter Password” prompt appears.
3	Type your password at the prompt.
4	Open the Spanning Tree Configuration Menu by
	typing s in the Configuration Menu. See
	Figure 7-1.
5	Type t to toggle STP to enabledor disabled.

If you select disabled, you are prompted to confirm the change.

The STP status is changed.The status is dis- played at the top of the screen next to STP Sta- tus.

For a description of the STP’s current settings, see Table 7-1.

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