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Gigabit Ethernet Switch User's Guide
STA parameters
Settings
lower the #,
Bridge Priority
higher the
priority
Hello Time
1 - 10 sec.
6 - 40 sec.
Max. Age Time
Forward Delay
4 - 30 sec.
Port Level STA parameters
Enable / Disable
Enable /
Disable
Port Priority
lower the #,
higher the
priority
Table 5-1. User-selective STA parameters
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Effects
Comment
Increases chance of
Avoid, if the switch is
becoming the Root
used in workgroup
Bridge
level of a large network
No effect, if not
Never set greater than
Root Bridge
Max. Age Time
Compete for Root
Avoid low number for
Bridge, if BPDU is
unnecessary reset of
not received
Root Bridge
Max. Age ≤ 2 x
High # delays the
change in state
(Forward Delay - 1)
Max. Age ≥ 2 x (Hello
Time + 1)
Enable or disable
Disable a port for
this LAN segment
security or problem
isolation
Increases chance of
become Root Port
Switch Management
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