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Forward Delay | 15 | about topology changes before it starts to forward packets. In | |
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Priority | 32768 | the STP root bridge. The lower the numeric value, the higher | |
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5. Click Apply.
The following information is displayed about STP.
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Designated Root Bridge | The IP address of the current root bridge for the STP group. | |
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Root Priority | The current value of the bridge priority for the group. | |
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Cost to Root | The | |
port to the root bridge. | ||
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Root Port | The port number of the root port. | |
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Last Topology Change | The time (in seconds) since the last change in the root bridge or designated | |
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Topology Change Count | The number of topology changes since the switch was last restarted. | |
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To define the port members of an STP group
The switch allows you to configure Spanning Tree Groups that consist of a group of ports that will be handled as though they were a single spanning tree device. An STP group uses the
An STP group spanning tree works in the same way as the
Redundant links will be blocked, just as redundant links are blocked on the switch level.
An STP port group should correspond to a VLAN group of ports.
1.In the left panel, click Spanning Tree.
2.In the top panel, click STP Port Settings.
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