Table 105 802.1x Global Configuration Menu options

Command

Description

 

 

raperiod <1-604800>

Sets the time, in seconds, the authenticator waits before re-authenticating a

 

supplicant (client) when periodic re-authentication is enabled. The default value

 

is 3600 seconds.

 

 

reauth onoff

Sets the re-authentication status to on or off. The default value is off.

 

 

default

Resets the global 802.1x parameters to their default values.

 

 

cur

Displays current global 802.1x parameters.

 

 

Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol / Multiple Spanning Tree Protocol configuration

Command: /cfg/l2/mrst

[Multiple Spanning Tree Menu]

cist

- Common and Internal Spanning Tree menu

name

- Set MST region name

rev

- Set revision level of this MST region

maxhop

- Set Maximum Hop Count for MST (4 - 60)

mode

- Spanning Tree Mode

on

- Globally turns RSTP/MSTP ON

off

- Globally turns RSTP/MSTP OFF

cur

- Display current MST parameters

The switch supports the IEEE 802.1w Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol (RSTP) and IEEE 802.1s Multiple Spanning Tree Protocol (MSTP). MSTP allows you to map many VLANs to a small number of spanning tree groups, each with its own topology.

MSTP supports up to 31 Spanning Tree Groups on the switch (STG 32 is reserved for switch management). MRST is turned off by default.

NOTE: When Multiple Spanning Tree is turned on, VLAN 1 is moved from Spanning Tree Group 1 to the Common Internal Spanning Tree (CIST). When Multiple Spanning Tree is turned off, VLAN 1 is moved back to Spanning Tree Group 1.

The following table describes the Multiple Spanning Tree Configuration Menu options.

Table 106 Multiple Spanning Tree Configuration Menu options

Command

Description

 

 

cist

Displays the Common Internal Spanning Tree (CIST) Menu.

 

 

name <1-32 characters>

Configures a name for the MSTP region. All devices within a MSTP region must

 

have the same region name.

 

 

rev <0-65535>

Configures the revision level for the MSTP region. The revision level is used as a

 

numerical identifier for the region. All devices within a MSTP region must have the

 

same revision level number. The range is 0-65535.

 

 

maxhop <4-60>

Configures the maximum number of bridge hops a packet may to traverse before

 

it is dropped. The range is from 4 to 60 hops. The default is 20.

 

 

mode rstpmstp

Selects either Rapid Spanning Tree mode (rstp) or Multiple Spanning Tree mode

 

(mstp). The default mode is RSTP.

 

 

on

Globally turn RSTP/MSTP ON.

 

Note: When RSTP is turned on, the configuration parameters for STP group 1

 

apply to RSTP

 

 

off

Globally turn RSTP/MSTP OFF.

 

 

cur

Displays the current RSTP/MSTP configuration.

 

 

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