Cst Port Configuration - NETGEAR XS728T ProSAFE Software Administration Manual

• Bridge Hello Time (Sec). Specifies the switch hello time for the Common and
Internal Spanning Tree (CST), which indicates the amount of time in seconds a root
bridge waits between configuration messages. The value is fixed at 2 seconds.
• Bridge Forward Delay (Sec). Specify the switch forward delay time, which indicates
the amount of time in seconds a bridge remains in a listening and learning state
before forwarding packets. The value must be greater or equal to (bridge max age / 2)
+ 1. The valid range is 4–30 seconds. The default value is 15.
• Spanning Tree Maximum Hops. Specify the maximum number of bridge hops the
information for a particular CST instance can travel before being discarded. The valid
range is 1–40.The default value is 20.
3. Click Apply to send the updated configuration to the switch.
Configuration changes take place immediately.
The following table describes the MSTP Status information displayed on the CST
Configuration screen:.
Field
MST ID
VID
FID

CST Port Configuration

Use the CST Port Configuration screen to configure Common Spanning Tree (CST) and
Internal Spanning Tree on a specific port on the switch.
To configure CST port settings:
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1. Select Switching > STP > Advanced > CST Port Configuration.
2. To configure CST settings for an interface, click PORTS, LAGS, or All.
3. Select the check box next to the port or LAG to configure.
You can select multiple ports and LAGs to apply the same settings to the selected
interfaces. Select the check box in the heading row to apply the same settings to all
interfaces.
4. Configure the CST values for the selected ports or LAGs:
• STP Status. Enable or disable the Spanning Tree Protocol administrative mode
associated with the port or port channel.
• Fast Link. Specifies if the specified port is an edge port with the CST. Possible values
are Auto, Enable, or Disable. The default is Auto, which specifies that the software
waits for 3 seconds (with no BPDUs received on the interface) before putting the
interface into the PortFast mode.
XS728T ProSAFE 28-Port 10-Gigabit L2+ Smart Switch
Description
Table consisting of the MST instances (including the CST) and the
corresponding VLAN IDs associated with each of them.
Table consisting of the VLAN IDs and the corresponding FID associated with
each of them.
Table consisting of the FIDs and the corresponding VLAN IDs associated
with each of them.
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