Defining Global Settings For Spanning Tree - 3Com 3CRDSF9PWR-US - OfficeConnect Managed Fast Ethernet PoE Switch User Manual

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Defining
Global Settings for
Spanning Tree
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PANNING REE
Network administrators can assign STA settings to specific interfaces
using the Spanning Tree Setup Page.
Monitor users have no access to this page.
To configure Spanning Tree Setup:
1 Click Device > Spanning Tree > Setup. The Spanning Tree Setup Page
opens:
Figure 82 Spanning Tree Setup Page
The Spanning Tree Setup Page contains the following fields:
State — Defines whether STA is enabled or disabled on the device.
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The possible field values are:
Disabled — Disables STP and RSTP on the device.
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Enabled — Enables STP or RSTP on the device.
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Priority — Specifies the bridge priority value. When switches or
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bridges are running STA, each is assigned a priority. After exchanging
BPDUs, the device with the lowest priority value becomes the Root
Bridge. The field range is 0-61440 . The default value is 32768. The
priority value is provided in increments of 4096.