View The Stp Statistics - NETGEAR S350 Series User Manual

S350 Series 24-Port (PoE+) and 48-Port Gigabit Ethernet Smart Managed Pro Switches
Table 39. MST port status information (continued)
Field
Designated Cost
Designated Bridge
Designated Port

View the STP Statistics

You can view information about the number and type of bridge protocol data units (BPDUs)
transmitted and received on each port.
To view the spanning tree statistics:
1. Connect your computer to the same network as the switch.
You can use a WiFi or wired connection to connect your computer to the network, or
connect directly to a switch that is off-network using an Ethernet cable.
2. Launch a web browser.
3. In the address field of your web browser, enter the IP address of the switch.
If you do not know the IP address of the switch, see Discover or Change the Switch IP
Address on page 12.
The login window opens.
4. Enter the switch's password in the Password field.
The default password is password.
The System Information page displays.
5. Select Switching > STP > Advanced > STP Statistics.
6. Select whether to display physical interfaces, LAGs, or both by clicking one of the following
links above the table heading:
• 1 (the unit ID of the switch). Only physical interfaces are displayed. This is the default
setting.
• LAG. Only LAGs are displayed.
Configure Switching
Description
The cost of the port participating in the STP topology. Ports with a lower cost are
less likely to be blocked if STP detects loops.
The bridge identifier of the bridge with the designated port. It is made up using
the bridge priority and the base MAC address of the bridge.
The port identifier on the designated bridge that offers the lowest cost to the
LAN. It is made up from the port priority and the interface number of the port.
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