NETGEAR 700 Series manual Main Menu Advanced MAC Address Manager, Parameters Range Description

700 Series Managed Switch User’s Guide for Software v2.1

Table 4-1. STP Port Setting Parameters

PARAMETERS	RANGE	DESCRIPTION
Prty (Priority)	0-255	STP uses this to determine which path (which port) to use for
		forwarding. The port with the lowest number has the highest priority.
Cost	1-65535	The switch uses this to determine which port is the forwarding port
		when the priority is equal. All other factors equal, the path with the
		lowest cost to the root bridge will be the active path. The estimated
		path cost is the industry standard for the port speed. The default path
		cost is the maximum speed for the port.
Fastlink	Enabled or	When a Fastlink enabled port running standard STP is
	Disabled	connected, it will go through the STP negotiation (listening ->
		learning -> forwarding or blocking) before it will be fully
		available.

Figure 4-33: Spanning Tree: Port Settings

Fastlink in STP mode. If a client is trying to access a server through the switch running the STP negotiation, it will not be able to connect to it immediately. This can be a problem for some networks. Fastlink mode solves this problem by setting the port to direct forwarding mode, thus allowing any server access request to be forwarded. Fastlink mode can cause temporary loops in your network, but STP will find and eliminate them. Fastlink is best used on end node ports, i.e. ports connected to PCs or servers, and not on uplink ports to other switches.

Main Menu> Advanced> MAC Address Manager

Static Address and Address Aging can be configured here.

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