Chapter 4: Web-Based Management

Figure 61: RSTP System Configuration interface

This page includes the following fields:

OBJECT

DESCRIPTION

 

 

RSTP mode

The user must enable the RSTP function first before configuring the

related parameters.

 

 

 

 

A value used to specify the spanning tree protocol, the original

Protocol Version

spanning tree protocol (STP, 802.1d) or the rapid spanning tree protocol

 

(RSTP, 802.1w).

 

 

 

The switch with the lowest value has the highest priority and is selected

Priority (0-61440)

as the root. If the value is changed, the user must reboot the switch.

The value must be a multiple of 4096 according to the protocol

 

 

standard rule.

 

 

 

The number of seconds a switch waits without receiving Spanning-tree

Max Age (6-40)

Protocol configuration messages before attempting a reconfiguration.

 

Enter a value between 6 through 40.

 

 

 

The time that controls the switch to send out the BPDU packet to check

Hello Time (1-10)

RSTP current status.

 

Enter a value between 1 through 10.

 

 

 

The number of seconds a port waits before changing from its Rapid

Forward Delay Time (4-30)

Spanning-Tree Protocol learning and listening states to the forwarding

state.

 

Enter a value between 4 through 30.

 

 

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