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MST region appears as a single bridge.
For more information on configuring Multiple STP, see "MSTP Properties "
on page 193.
Global Settings
To enable STP and select the STP mode on the device:
1 Click Network Administration > Spanning Tree and LAG > Spanning
Tree > Global Settings.
The currently-defined settings are displayed.
2 Click Edit and enter the fields:
– Spanning Tree State — Enable Spanning Tree on the device.
– STP Operation Mode — Select the STP mode enabled on the device.
The possible options are:
Classic STP — Enables Classic STP on the device.
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Rapid STP — Enables Rapid STP on the device. This is the
•
default value.
• Multiple STP — Enables Multiple STP on the device.
– BPDU Handling — Select how Bridge Protocol Data Unit (BPDU)
packets are managed when STP is disabled on the port/device. BPDUs
are used to transmit spanning tree information. The possible options
are:
• Filtering — Filter BPDU packets when spanning tree is disabled
on an interface.
Flooding — Flood BPDU packets when spanning tree is disabled
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on an interface.
– Path Cost Default Values — Select the method used to assign default
path costs to STP ports. The possible options are:
• Short — Specifies 1 through 65,535 range for port path costs.
• Long — Specifies 1 through 200,000,000 range for port path
costs.
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