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		Chapter 13 Spanning Tree Protocol

	Table 32 Advanced Application > Spanning Tree Protocol > MSTP (continued)
	LABEL	DESCRIPTION
	Bridge Priority	Set the priority of the Switch for the specific spanning tree instance. The
		lower the number, the more likely the Switch will be chosen as the root
		bridge within the spanning tree instance.
		Enter priority values between 0 and 61440 in increments of 4096 (thus
		valid values are 4096, 8192, 12288, 16384, 20480, 24576, 28672,
		32768, 36864, 40960, 45056, 49152, 53248, 57344 and 61440).

	VLAN Range	Enter the start of the VLAN ID range that you want to add or remove
		from the VLAN range edit area in the Start field. Enter the end of the
		VLAN ID range that you want to add or remove from the VLAN range
		edit area in the End field.
		Next click:
		• Add - to add this range of VLAN(s) to be mapped to the MST
		instance.
		• Remove - to remove this range of VLAN(s) from being mapped to
		the MST instance.
		• Clear - to remove all VLAN(s) from being mapped to this MST
		instance.

	Enabled	This field displays which VLAN(s) are mapped to this MST instance.
	VLAN(s)

	Port	This field displays the port number.

	*	Settings in this row apply to all ports.
		Use this row only if you want to make some settings the same for all
		ports. Use this row first to set the common settings and then make
		adjustments on a port-by-port basis.
		Note: Changes in this row are copied to all the ports as soon as you
		make them.

	Active	Select this check box to add this port to the MST instance.

	Priority	Configure the priority for each port here.
		Priority decides which port should be disabled when more than one port
		forms a loop in a switch. Ports with a higher priority numeric value are
		disabled first. The allowed range is between 0 and 255 and the default
		value is 128.

	Path Cost	Path cost is the cost of transmitting a frame on to a LAN through that
		port. It is recommended to assign this value according to the speed of
		the bridge. The slower the media, the higher the cost - see Table 25 on
		page 148 for more information.

	Add	Click Add to save this MST instance to the Switch’s run-time memory.
		The Switch loses this change 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 begin configuring this screen afresh.

	Instance	This field displays the ID of an MST instance.

	VLAN	This field displays the VID (or VID ranges) to which the MST instance is
		mapped.

	Active Port	This field display the ports configured to participate in the MST instance.

MGS3700-12C User’s Guide

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Table 32 Advanced Application > Spanning Tree Protocol > MSTP (continued)

LABEL

Bridge Priority

make them.

VLAN

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