Bridge; Spanning Tree; Figure 17 Spanning Tree - Asus GigaX1024i+ User Manual

Chapter 4 - Configuration Management

4.3 Bridge

The Bridge page group contains most layer 2 configurations such as the
link aggregation, the STP, etc.

4.3.1 Spanning Tree

The configuration page for the
Spanning Tree Protocol (STP) can
disable and enable the feature in
runtime. This page consists of three
parts:
a) The root information;
b) The STP setting; and
Figure 17. Spanning Tree
c) The port setting.
The root information
The first part shows the root information. It tells the user the root switch's
STP setting.
The STP Setting
The second part is the STP setting. The following options are available:
• Disable/STP Enable/RSTP Enabled: Turn the STP/RSTP off/on. When
you turn the STP/RSTP on, STP/RSTP will use the following settings if the
switch is the root switch.
• Hello Time: The interval between the generation of configuration BPDU
• Max Age: A timeout value to be used by all Bridges in the LAN
• Forward Delay: A timeout value to be used by all bridges in the LAN
• Bridge Priority: The switch priority in the LAN
The Port Setting
The third part is the port setting. It contains a display window showing each
port's current configuration. Click <Modify> to change the port setting for
STP/RSTP. The following fields are available:
• Port: Select the corresponding port to configure
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