NETGEAR GS716T Software Administration Manual page 265

GS716Tv2 and GS724Tv3 Software Administration Manual
Switch 1
Root Bridge
Connected to Switch 1 and 2
Perform the following procedures on each switch to configure MSTP:
1. Use the VLAN Configuration screen to create VLANs 300 and 500 (see
Configuration on page 80).
2. Use the VLAN Membership screen to include ports g1–g8 as tagged (T) or untagged (U)
members of VLAN 300 and VLAN 500 (see
3. From the STP Configuration screen, enable the Spanning Tree State option (see
Switch 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.
4. From the CST Configuration screen, set the Bridge Priority value for each of the three
switches to force Switch 1 to be the root bridge:
• Switch 1: 4096
• Switch 2: 12288
• Switch 3: 20480
Note: Bridge priority values are multiples of 4096.
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
Configuration on page 95).
5. From the CST Port Configuration screen, select ports g1–g8 and select Enable from the
STP Status menu (see
6. Click Apply.
7. Select ports g1–g5 (edge ports), and select Enable from the Fast Link menu.
Ports e1-e5
Connected to Hosts
Connected to Hosts
Ports e6-e8
Connected to Switch 2 and 3
Ports e6-e8
Switch 3
Ports e1-e5
Connected to Hosts
VLAN Membership Configuration
on page 93).
CST Port Configuration
Ports e1-e5
Switch 2
on page 97).
Appendix B: Configuration Examples
VLAN
on page 81).
STP
CST
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