Defining Stp Global Settings - Dell PowerConnect 3424 User Manual

Defining STP Global Settings

The Spanning Tree Global Settings page contains parameters for enabling STP on the device. To
open the Spanning Tree Global Settings page, click Switch→ Spanning Tree→ Global Settings in
the tree view.
Figure 7-22. Spanning Tree Global Settings
The Spanning Tree Global Settings page contains the following fields:
Spanning Tree State — Enables or disables STP, Rapid STP, or MSTP on the device.
STP Operation Mode — Indicates the STP mode by which STP is enabled on the device. The
possible field values are:
Classic STP — Enables Classic STP on the device. This is the default value.
Rapid STP — Enables Rapid STP on the device.
Multiple STP — Enables Multiple STP on the device.
BPDU Handling — Determines how BPDU packets are managed when STP is disabled on the
port/ device. BPDUs are used to transmit spanning tree information. The possible field values are:
Filtering — Filters BPDU packets when spanning tree is disabled on an interface. This is the
default value.
Flooding — Floods BPDU packets when spanning tree is disabled on an interface.
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