D-Link DGS-3100 Field, Description, Bridge Priority 0, Bridge Max Age 6, Bridge Hello Time 1

	DGS-3100 Series Gigabit Stackable Managed Switch User Manual
Field	Description
	Disabled – BPDU forwarding is disabled on the device. (This is the default value)
Bridge Priority (0 – 61440)	Specifies the selected spanning tree instance device priority. The field range is 0-61440.
	The default value is 32768.
Bridge Max Age (6- 40)	Set to ensure old information is not circulated endlessly through redundant paths in the
	network, preventing the effective propagation of the new information. Set by the Root
	Bridge, this value aids in determining that the switch has spanning tree configuration
	values consistent with other devices on the bridged LAN. If the value ages out and a
	BPDU has still not been received from the Root Bridge, the switch will start sending its
	own BPDU to all other switches for permission to become the Root Bridge. If your
	switch has the lowest Bridge Identifier, it will become the Root Bridge. The user can
	choose between 6 and 40 seconds. The default value is 20.
Bridge Hello Time (1 – 10)	The interval between two transmissions of BPDU packets sent by the Root Bridge to
	indicate to all other switches that it is indeed the Root Bridge. The default value is 2.
Bridge Forward Delay	Defines the time any port on the switch is in the listening state while moving from the
(4 – 30)	blocking state to learning state and then to the forwarding state. The default value is 15.
Max Hops (1 – 20)	Specifies the total number of hops that occur before the BPDU is discarded. Once the
	BPDU is discarded, the port information is aged out. The possible field range is 1-20.
	The field default is 20 hops.

2.Select Enable/Disable in the STP Status field.

3.Define the STP Version, Forwarding BPDU, Bridge Priority, Bridge Max Age, Bridge Hello Time, Bridge Forward Delay, and Max Hops fields.

4.Click. The Spanning Tree Global Parameters are defined, and the device is updated.

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