3Com 3CRWX120695A Reference Manual page 198

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2 To enable STP, click Enabled.
3 In the Bridge Priority box, specify this STP bridge's priority (0 to 65,535).
The default is 32,768.
The bridge with the lowest priority value becomes the root bridge for the
spanning tree.
4 In the Max Age box, specify the maximum age value (6 to 40 seconds),
which controls how long information from other bridges is kept. The
default is 20 seconds.
5 In the Hello Time box, specify the interval (1 to 10 seconds) between each
configuration message from the root bridge. The default is 2 seconds.
6 In the Forward Delay box, specify the amount of time (4 to 30 seconds) a
bridge waits after a topology change to begin forwarding data packets.
The default is 15 seconds.
7 Do one of the following:
To configure STP port information, click Next to display the Spanning
Tree Port Setup page. (See "Configuring Spanning Tree Port
Information".)
To close the wizard and save the changes, click Finish.
Configuring Spanning Tree Port Information
You can change the STP cost and priority of an individual port. You can
also enable port fast convergence.
Port fast convergence bypasses both the listening and learning stages and
immediately places a port in the forwarding state. Use port fast
convergence on network ports that are directly connected to servers,
hosts, or other MAC stations.
Do not use port fast convergence on ports connected to other bridges.
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