Figure 5-8-1 The STP upper page
If you want to participate in spanning tree, have the "Enable Spanning Tree Protocol" checkbox selected.
The Current Spanning Tree Root describes the unique root switch information for the instance of spanning tree.
MAC Address: the MAC address of the root switch
Root Max Age: the amount of time (in seconds) protocol information received on a port is stored by the root switch
Root Hello Time: how often the root switch broadcasts Hello message to other switches
Root Forward Delay: the amount of time a port will remain in the listening and learning states before entering the forwarding state Root Path Cost: the path cost to the root switch from this switch Root Port: the port providing the best path from the switch to the root switch
The Spanning Tree Bridge Configuration describes this switch information in the spanning tree.
Priority: the priority of this switch, default is 32768. The smaller this value, the higher priority this switch has.
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