Cisco Systems 1105 manual Configuring Devices

Chapter 3 Configuring Devices

		Using the Templates
	Table 3-2 Spanning Tree Protocol Settings (continued)
	Field	Description
	Max Age (6-40 Seconds)	Enter the number of seconds to define how long the
		bridge waits before deciding the network has
		changed and the spanning tree needs to be rebuilt.
		For example, with Max Age set to 20, the bridge
		attempts to rebuild the spanning tree if it does not
		receive a hello BDPU from the root bridge in the
		spanning tree within 20 seconds.
	Hello Time (1-10	Enter the number of seconds to define how often the
	Seconds)	root bridge in the spanning tree sends out a hello
		BPDU telling the other bridges that the network
		topology has not changed and that the spanning tree
		should remain the same.
	Forward Delay (4-30	Enter the number of seconds to define how long the
	Seconds)	bridge’s ports should stay in the listening and
		learning transition states if there is a change in the
		spanning tree.
	Port Configuration
	Path Cost (1-65535)	Enter a number to indicates the relative efficiency of
		a port’s network link.
		A port with a high path cost is less likely to become
		a bridge’s root port.
	Priority (0-255)	Enter a number to influence whether STP designates
		a port as a bridge’s root port.
		A port with a low priority setting is more likely to
		become a bridge’s root port.
	Enable	From the list, select one of the following for each
		port configured:
		• Enable—Use this setting to indicate whether the
		port participates in STP. (This determines
		whether the port blocks or forwards traffic.)
		• Disable—Use this setting to indicate that the
		port does not participate in STP.
	User Guide for the CiscoWorks 1105 Wireless LAN Solution Engine
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