C H A P T E R 3 Standard Configuration

Changing the spanning

The higher the value, the lower the chance of the switch being used

tree priority

as the root bridge. To change the priority value:

 

1

Select Device Setup or Stack Setup.

 

2

Click Spanning Tree.

 

3

Click Priority.

 

4

Type the required value.

 

5

Click OK.

Changing the message

To change the maximum time between protocol information being re-

age expiry time

ceived and discarded:

 

1

Select Device Setup or Stack Setup.

 

2

Click Spanning Tree.

 

3

Click Message Age Timer Expiry.

 

4

Type the required number of seconds.

 

5

Click OK.

Changing the hello expiry

To change the time between transmissions of configuration BPDUs

time

from a switch that is, or attempting to become, the root:

 

1

Select Device Setup or Stack Setup.

 

2

Click Spanning Tree.

 

3

Click Hello Timer Expiry.

 

4

Type the required number of seconds.

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