Chapter 3 Configuring Ports and Interfaces
Configuring Ports
Using the GUI to Configure Spanning Tree Protocol
Follow these steps to configure STP using the GUI.
Step 1 Click Controller > Ports to access the Ports page (see Figure
Step 2 Click Edit for the specific port for which you want to configure STP. The Port > Configure page appears (see Figure
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STP Port ID | The number of the port for which STP is enabled or disabled. | |
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STP State | The port’s current STP state. It controls the action that a port takes upon | |
| receiving a frame. | |
| Values: Disabled, Blocking, Listening, Learning, Forwarding, and | |
| Broken | |
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| Disabled | The port is not participating in spanning tree because the |
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| port is shut down, the link is down, or STP is not enabled |
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| Blocking | The port does not participate in frame forwarding. |
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| Listening | The first transitional state after the blocking state when |
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| STP determines that the port should participate in frame |
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| forwarding. |
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| Learning | The port prepares to participate in frame forwarding. |
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| Forwarding | The port forwards frames. |
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| Broken | The port is malfunctioning. |
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STP Port Designated Root | The unique identifier of the root bridge in the configuration BPDUs. | |
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STP Port Designated Cost | The path cost of the designated port. | |
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STP Port Designated Bridge | The identifier of the bridge that the port considers to be the designated | |
| bridge for this port. | |
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STP Port Designated Port | The port identifier on the designated bridge for this port. | |
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STP Port Forward Transitions | The number of times that the port has transitioned from the learning | |
Count | state to the forwarding state. | |
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Step 3 Table
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