Configuring timers of MSTP ································································································································· 72
Configuring the timeout factor ····························································································································· 73
Configuring ports as edge ports ·························································································································· 74
Configuring path costs of ports ···························································································································· 75
Configuring port priority ······································································································································· 77
Enabling the MSTP feature ··································································································································· 80
Performing mCheck ··············································································································································· 80
Configuring Digest Snooping ······························································································································ 81
Configuring No Agreement Check ····················································································································· 83
Displaying and maintaining MSTP ······························································································································· 88
MSTP configuration example ········································································································································ 89
BPDU tunneling configuration ······································································································································· 94
Introduction to BPDU tunneling ····································································································································· 94
Background ···························································································································································· 94
BPDU tunneling implementation ··························································································································· 95
Configuring BPDU tunneling ········································································································································· 96
Configuration prerequisites ·································································································································· 96
Enabling BPDU tunneling ······································································································································ 97
VLAN configuration ···················································································································································· 101
Introduction to VLAN ··················································································································································· 101
VLAN overview ···················································································································································· 101
VLAN fundamentals ············································································································································ 101
Types of VLANs ··················································································································································· 102
Configuring basic VLAN settings ······························································································································· 103
Port-based VLAN configuration ·································································································································· 104
Introduction to port-based VLAN ······················································································································· 104
MAC-based VLAN configuration ································································································································ 110
Introduction to MAC-based VLAN ····················································································································· 110
Configuring MAC-based VLAN ························································································································· 112
Introduction ·························································································································································· 122
Displaying and maintaining VLAN ···························································································································· 124
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