zConfigure Switch C:

Step

Operation

 

Description

 

 

 

1

Configure ports

On VLAN→802.1Q VLAN page, configure the link type

 

 

 

of the related ports as Trunk, and add the ports to VLAN

 

 

 

101-VLAN 106. The detailed instructions can be found

 

 

 

in the section 802.1Q VLAN.

 

 

 

2

Enable STP function

On Spanning Tree→STP Config→STP Config page,

 

 

 

enable STP function and select MSTP version.

 

 

 

On Spanning Tree→STP Config→Port Config page,

 

 

 

enable MSTP function for the port.

 

 

 

3

Configure the region name and

On Spanning Tree→MSTP Instance→Region Config

 

the revision of MST region

page, configure the region as TP-LINK and keep the

 

 

 

default revision setting.

 

 

 

 

4

Configure

VLAN-to-Instance

On Spanning Tree→MSTP Instance→Instance

 

mapping table of the MST region

Config page, configure VLAN-to-Instance mapping

 

 

 

table. Map VLAN 101, 103 and 105 to Instance 1; map

 

 

 

VLAN 102, 104 and 106 to Instance 2.

 

 

 

5

Configure switch C as the root

On Spanning Tree→MSTP Instance→Instance

 

bridge of Instance 1

Config page, configure the priority of Instance 1 to be

 

 

 

4096.

 

 

 

6

Configure switch C as the root

On Spanning Tree→MSTP Instance→Instance

 

bridge of Instance 2

Config page, configure the priority of Instance 2 to be 0.

 

 

 

 

zConfigure Switch D:

Step

Operation

 

Description

 

 

 

1

Configure ports

On VLAN→802.1Q VLAN page, configure the link type

 

 

 

of the related ports as Trunk, and add the ports to VLAN

 

 

 

101-VLAN 106. The detailed instructions can be found

 

 

 

in the section 802.1Q VLAN.

 

 

 

2

Enable STP function

On Spanning Tree→STP Config→STP Config page,

 

 

 

enable STP function and select MSTP version.

 

 

 

On Spanning Tree→STP Config→Port Config page,

 

 

 

enable MSTP function for the port.

 

 

 

3

Configure the region name and

On Spanning Tree→MSTP Instance→Region Config

 

the revision of MST region

page, configure the region as TP-LINK and keep the

 

 

 

default revision setting.

 

 

 

 

4

Configure

VLAN-to-Instance

On Spanning Tree→MSTP Instance→Instance

 

mapping table of the MST region

Config page, configure VLAN-to-Instance mapping

 

 

 

table. Map VLAN 101, 103 and 105 to Instance 1; map

 

 

 

VLAN 102, 104 and 106 to Instance 2.

 

 

 

 

zThe configuration procedure for switch E and F is the same with that for switch D.

¾The topology diagram of the two instances after the topology is stable

zFor Instance 1 (VLAN 101, 103 and 105), the red paths in the following figure are connected links; the gray paths are the blocked links.

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