You can view or modify the STA parameters through the
STA parameters | Settings | Effects | Comment |
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Enable/Disable | Enable / | Participate in or | Enable in a SNMP |
| Disable | remove from | network |
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Bridge Priority | lower the #, | Increases chance | Avoid, if the switch |
| higher the | of becoming the | is used in |
| priority | Root Bridge | workgroup level of |
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| a large network |
Hello Time | 1 - 10 sec. | No effect, if not | Never set greater |
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| Root Bridge | than Max. Age |
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| Time |
Max. Age Time | 6 - 40 sec. | Compete for | Avoid low number |
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| Root Bridge, if | for unnecessary |
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| BPDU is not | reset of Root Bridge |
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| received |
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Forward Delay | 4 - 30 sec. | High # delays | Max. Age ≤ 2 x |
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| the change in | (Forward Delay - |
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| state | 1) |
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| Max. Age ≥ 2 x |
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| (HelloTime + 1) |
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Port Level STA parameters |
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Enable / Disable | Enable / | Enable or | Disable a port for |
| Disable | disable this | security or problem |
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| LAN segment | isolation |
Port Priority | lower the #, | Increases chance |
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| higher the | of become Root |
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| priority | Port |
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Table Chapter 3 -3, User-selective STA parameters
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