Dell 5324 - PowerConnect Switch User Manual Addendum page 45

Defining STP Root Guard
Defining STP Global Settings
The Spanning Tree Global Settings page contains parameters for enabling STP on the device. To open the
Spanning Tree Global Settings page, click Switch→ Spanning Tree→ Global Settings in the tree view.
Figure 1-30. Spanning Tree Global Settings
The Spanning Tree Global Settings page contains the following fields:
Spanning Tree State — Enables or disables STP, Rapid STP, or MSTP on the device.
STP Operation Mode — Indicates the STP mode by which STP is enabled on the device. The possible field
values are:
Classic STP — Enables Classic STP on the device. This is the default value.
Rapid STP — Enables Rapid STP on the device.
Multiple STP — Enables Multiple STP on the device.
Path Cost Default Values — Specifies the method used to assign default path costs to STP ports. The possible
field values are:
Short — Specifies 1 through 65,535 range for port path costs. This is the default value.
Long — Specifies 1 through 200,000,000 range for port path costs.
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