Spanning Tree Port Setting
Use the STP Port Setting page to configure Spanning Tree attributes for specific interfaces, including path cost, port priority, edge port (for fast forwarding), automatic detection of an edge port, and
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To configure port settings for Spanning Tree,
1.Click Configuration, Spanning Tree, STP Port Setting.
2.Modify the required attributes for one or a group of ports.
3.Click Apply.
Figure 19: spanning tree port settings
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The following parameters are shown on the Spanning Tree Port settings page:
■Path Cost — This parameter is used by the STP to determine the best path between devices. Therefore, lower values should be assigned to ports attached to faster media, and higher values assigned to ports with slower media. (Path cost takes precedence over port priority.)
■Priority — Specify the priority used for this port in the Spanning Tree Protocol. If the path cost for all ports on a switch are the same, the port with the highest priority (i.e., lowest value) will be configured as an active link in the Spanning Tree. This makes a port with higher priority less likely to be blocked if the Spanning Tree Protocol
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