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RSTP: Configuration (continued)

 

 

 

 

 

LABEL

 

DESCRIPTION

 

 

 

 

 

Apply

 

Click Apply to save your changes to the switch’s run-time memory. The switch

 

 

 

loses these changes if it is turned off or loses power, so use the Save link on the

 

 

 

top navigation panel to save your changes to the non-volatile memory when you

 

 

 

are done configuring.

 

Cancel

 

Click Cancel to reset the fields.

 

 

 

 

11.4 Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol Status

Click Advanced Application, Spanning Tree Protocol in the navigation panel to display the status screen as shown next. See Section 11.1 on page 107 for more information on RSTP.

Note: This screen is only available after you activate RSTP on the switch.

Figure 48 Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol: Status

The following table describes the labels in this screen.

Table 26 Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol: Status

LABEL

DESCRIPTION

 

 

Configuration

Click Configuration to configure RSTP settings. Refer to Section 11.3 on page

 

110.

Bridge

Root refers to the base of the spanning tree (the root bridge). Our Bridge is this

 

switch. This switch may also be the root bridge.

Bridge ID

This is the unique identifier for this bridge, consisting of bridge priority plus MAC

 

address. This ID is the same for Root and Our Bridge if the switch is the root

 

switch.

Hello Time

This is the time interval (in seconds) at which the root switch transmits a

(second)

configuration message. The root bridge determines Hello Time, Max Age and

 

Forwarding Delay

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