The following entries are displayed on this screen:

Port Config

 

Instance ID:

Select the desired instance ID for its port configuration.

Port Select:

Click the Select button to quick-select the corresponding port based

 

on the port number you entered.

Select:

Select the desired port to specify its priority and path cost. It is

 

multi-optional.

Port:

Displays the port number of the switch.

Priority:

Enter the priority of the port in the instance. It is an important criterion

 

on determining if the port connected to this port will be chosen as the

 

root port.

Path Cost:

Path Cost is used to choose the path and calculate the path costs of

 

ports in an MST region. It is an important criterion on determining the

 

root port. The lower value has the higher priority.

Port Role:

Displays the role of the port played in the MSTP Instance.

Port Status:

Displays the working status of the port.

LAG:

Displays the LAG number which the port belongs to.

Note:

The port status of one port in different spanning tree instances can be different.

Global configuration Procedure for Spanning Tree function:

Step

Operation

 

 

 

Description

 

 

 

1

Make clear roles the switches

Preparation.

 

play in

spanning

tree

 

 

instances:

root

bridge

or

 

 

designated bridge

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

Globally

configure MSTP

Required. Enable Spanning Tree function on the switch

 

parameters

 

 

and configure MSTP parameters on Spanning Tree →

 

 

 

 

 

STP Config → STP Config page.

 

 

 

 

 

3

Configure

MSTP

parameters

Required. Configure MSTP parameters for ports on

 

for ports

 

 

 

Spanning Tree → Port Config → Port Config page.

 

 

 

 

4

Configure the MST region

 

Required. Create MST region and configure the role the

 

 

 

 

 

switch plays in the MST region on Spanning Tree →

 

 

 

 

 

MSTP Instance → Region Config and Instance Config

 

 

 

 

 

page.

 

 

 

 

 

5

Configure

MSTP

parameters

Optional. Configure different instances in the MST region

 

for instance ports

 

 

and configure MSTP parameters for instance ports on

 

 

 

 

 

Spanning Tree → MSTP Instance → Instance Port

 

 

 

 

 

Config page.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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TP-Link TL-SG3424P manual Instance ID, Path Cost, Port Role

TL-SG3424P specifications

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