Bridge Settings; Basic Settings - ZyXEL Communications MGS3600-24F User Manual

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7.5.1 Bridge Settings

Use the Bridge Settings sub-menu to configure STP system settings used by all STP Bridge instances on the switch.
To configure Bridge Settings:
1. Click Configuration >
2. Configure the STP bridge parameters.
3. Click Save.
Parameter description
STP bridge configuration parameters consist basic settings that configure STP and advanced settings that prevent leakage of network topology
data and protect ports from connection to unauthorized switches.

Basic Settings

Protocol Version:

Use this drop-down box to configure whether STP, RSTP or MSTP runs on this switch.
Bridge Priority:

Use this drop-down box to configure the priority. Lower values mean higher priority. The bridge priority plus the MSTI instance number, con-
catenated with the MAC address of the switch forms a Bridge Identifier. For MSTP operation, this is the priority of the CIST, otherwise this is
the priority of the STP/RSTP bridge.
Forward Delay:

Use this field to configure the delay used by STP Bridges to transit Root and Designated Ports to the Forwarding state (STP only). Valid val-
ues are from 4 to 30 seconds.
Max Age:

Use this field to configure the maximum age of the information transmitted by the bridge when it is the Root Bridge.
between 6 and 40 seconds and must not be more than
Maximum Hop Count:

MGS3600-24F/XGS3600-26F/XGS3600-28F
Spanning Tree > Bridge Settings.
(Forward Delay - 1) * 2.
7-30
MaxAge must be
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