Stp Port Settings - Dell PowerConnect 5548P System User's Manual

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STP Port Settings

o assign STP properties to individual ports:
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1 Click Switching > Spanning Tree > STP Port Settings in the tree view to
display the STP Port Settings: Summary page.
Figure 13-2. STP Port Settings: Summary
The ports and their STP settings are displayed.
2 To modify STP settings on a port, click Edit.
3 Select the port, and enter the fields:
– STP — Enable/disable STP on the port.
– Fast Link — Check to enable Fast Link mode for the port. If this is
enabled, the Port State is automatically placed in the Forwarding state
when the port is up. Fast Link mode optimizes the time it takes for the
STP protocol to converge. STP convergence can take 30-60 seconds in
large networks.
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