HP V1910 Displaying Mstp information of a port, Protection types, Protection type Description

3.Protection types

Protection type	Description
	Set the port as an edge port.
	Some ports of access layer devices are directly connected to PCs or file servers,
	which cannot generate BPDUs. You can set these ports as edge ports to achieve
Edged Port	fast transition for these ports.
	HP recommends you to enable the BPDU guard function in conjunction with the
	edged port function to avoid network topology changes when the edge ports
	receive configuration BPDUs.
	Enable the root guard function.
Root Protection	Configuration errors or attacks may result in configuration BPDUs with their
	priorities higher than that of a root bridge, which causes a new root bridge to be
	elected and network topology change to occur. The root guard function is used to
	address such a problem.
	Enable the loop guard function.
	By keeping receiving BPDUs from the upstream device, a device can maintain the
Loop Protection	state of the root port and other blocked ports. These BPDUs may get lost because of
	network congestion or unidirectional link failures. In this case, the device will
	re-elect a root port, and blocked ports may transit to the forwarding state, causing
	loops in the network. The loop guard function is used to address such a problem.

Return to MSTP configuration task list.

Displaying MSTP information of a port

Select Network  MSTP from the navigation tree, and click the Port Summary tab to enter the page shown in a.

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