4.5.3.1 Configuring Global Bridge Settings

The following figure and table describe bridge configuration for STA, GMRP, GVRP, priority threshold, and address aging time.

Parameter

Default

Description

Spanning Tree

Enabled

Enable this parameter to participate in a STA compliant network.

Bridge Priority

32,768

Bridge priority is used in selecting the root device, root port, and

 

 

designated port. The device with the highest priority becomes the STA

 

 

root device. However, if all devices have the same priority, the device

 

 

with the lowest MAC address will then become the root device.

 

 

Enter a value from 0 - 65535.

 

 

Remember that the lower the numeric value, the higher the priority.

Hello Time

2

Time interval (in seconds) at which the root device transmits a

 

 

configuration message.

 

 

The minimum value is 1.

 

 

The maximum value is the lower of 10 or

 

 

[(Max. Message Age / 2) -1].

 

 

 

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