NETGEAR GSM7212P User Manual page 375

1/0/1 - 1/0/5 Switch 1
Root Bridge
Perform the following procedures on each switch to configure MSTP:
Use the VLAN Configuration screen to create VLANs 300 and 500 (see
1.
on page 137).
Configuration
Use the VLAN Membership screen to include ports 1/0/1 - 1/0/8 as tagged (T) or untagged
2.
(U) members of VLAN 300 and VLAN 500 (see
From the STP Configuration screen, enable the Spanning Tree State option (see
3.
on page 158).
Configuration
Use the default values for the rest of the STP configuration settings. By default, the STP
Operation Mode is MSTP and the Configuration Name is the switch MAC address.
From the CST Configuration screen, set the Bridge Priority value for each of the three
4.
switches to force Switch 1 to be the root bridge:
Switch 1: 4096
•
Switch 2: 12288
•
Switch 3: 20480
•
Bridge priority values are multiples of 4096.
Note:
If you do not specify a root bridge and all switches have the same Bridge Priority value,
the switch with the lowest MAC address is elected as the root bridge (see
on page 162).
Configuration
From the CST Port Configuration screen, select ports 1/0/1 - 1/0/8 and select Enable from
5.
the STP Status menu (see
Click APPLY.
6.
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Ports 1/0/1 - 1/0/5
Ports 1/0/1 - 1/0/5
Connected to Hosts
Connected to Hosts
Ports 1/0/6 - 1/0/8
Connected to Switch 2 and 3
Ports 1/0/6 - 1/0/8
Connected to
Switch 2 and
Ports 1/0/1 - 1/0/5
Connected to Hosts
CST Port Configuration
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Ports 1/0/6 - 1/0/8
Connected to Switch 1 and 3
Switch 2
Switch 3
on page 137).
VLAN Configuration
on page 164).
VLAN
STP
CST