Spanning-Tree Operation

802.1D Spanning-Tree Protocol (STP)

To View and/or Configure Fast-Uplink STP. This procedure uses the Spanning Tree Operation screen to enable STP and to set the Mode for fast- uplink STP operation.

1.From the Main Menu select:

2.Switch Configuration …

4.Spanning Tree Operation

2.In the default STP configuration, RSTP is the selected protocol version. If this is the case on your switch, you must change the Protocol Version to STP in order to use Fast-Uplink STP:

• If the Protocol Version is set to RSTP (the default, as shown in this example, go to step 3.

• If the Protocol Version is set to STP, the rest of the screen will appear as shown in figure 5-17. In this case, go to step 4 on page 5-38.

Figure 5-15. The Default STP Screen With the Protocol Version Field Set to “RSTP”

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