PT-7728 User’s Manual

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Configuring STP/RSTP

The following figures indicate which Spanning Tree Protocol parameters can be configured. A more detailed explanation of each parameter is given below the figure.

At the top of this page, the user can check the Current Status of this function. For RSTP, you will see:

Now Active:

This field shows which communication protocol is being used—Turbo Ring, RSTP, or neither.

Root/Not Root

This field appears only for RSTP mode. It indicates whether or not this PT-7728 is the Root of the Spanning Tree (the root is determined automatically).

At the bottom of this page, the user can configure the Settings for the selected protocol. For RSTP, you can configure:

Protocol of Redundancy

Setting

Description

Factory Default

Turbo Ring

This selects the Turbo Ring protocol.

None

RSTP (IEEE 802.1W/1D)

This selects the RSTP protocol.

None

Bridge Priority

 

 

Setting

Description

Factory Default

Numerical value selected

This specifies the PT-7728's bridge priority. A

32768

by user

lower number means a higher priority, which

 

 

means a greater chance of being established as

 

 

the root of the Spanning Tree topology.

 

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Moxa Technologies PT-7728 user manual Configuring STP/RSTP, Root/Not Root, Protocol of Redundancy, Bridge Priority