Configure Cst Settings - NETGEAR ProSafe XS728T User Manual

ProSAFE 10-Gigabit Smart Managed Switch XS728T and XS748T User Manual
The following table describes the nonconfigurable STP Status fields displayed on the page.
Table 24. STP Status
Field
Bridge Identifier
Time Since Topology Change
Topology Change Count
Topology Change
Designated Root
Root Path Cost
Root Port
Max Age (Secs)
Forward Delay (Secs)
Hello Time (Secs)
CST Regional Root
CST Path Cost

Configure CST Settings

Use the CST Configuration page to configure Common Spanning Tree (CST) and Internal
Spanning Tree on the switch.
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To configure CST settings:
1. Connect your computer to the same network as the switch.
You can use a WiFi or wired connection to connect your computer to the network, or
connect directly to a switch that is off-network using an Ethernet cable.
2. Launch a web browser.
3. In the address field of your web browser, enter the IP address of the switch.
If you do not know the IP address of the switch, see
Switch on page 10.
The login window opens.
Description
The bridge identifier for the CST. It is made up using the bridge priority and
the base MAC address of the bridge.
The time in day-hour-minute-second format since the topology of the CST
last changed.
The number of times that the topology changed for the CST.
The value of the topology change parameter for the switch indicating
whether a topology change is in progress on any port assigned to the CST.
Possible values are True and False.
The bridge identifier of the root bridge. It is made up from the bridge priority
and the base MAC address of the bridge.
Path cost to the designated root for the CST.
Port to access the designated root for the CST.
The maximum age timer controls the maximum length of time in seconds
that passes before a bridge port saves its configuration BPDU information.
The derived value of the Root Port Bridge Forward Delay parameter.
Minimum time in seconds between the transmission of configuration
BPDUs.
Priority and base MAC address of the CST regional root.
Path cost to the CST tree regional root.
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Change the Default IP Address of the