NETGEAR GS724Tv3 - ProSafe Gigabit Managed Switch Admin Manual page 240

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Connected to Switch 1 and 2
Figure B-3
Perform the following procedures on each switch to configure MSTP:
1. Use the VLAN Configuration screen to create VLANs 300 and 500 (see
Configuration" on page
2. Use the VLAN Membership screen to include ports g1–g10 and ports g15–g24 as tagged (T)
or untagged (U) members of VLAN 300 and VLAN 500 (see
Configuration" on page
3. From the STP Configuration screen, enable the Spanning Tree State option (see
Configuration/Status" on page
Use the default values for the rest of the STP configuration settings. By default, the STP
Operation Mode is MSTP and the Configuration Name is the switch MAC address.
4. From the CST Configuration screen, set the Bridge Priority value for each of the three
switches to force Switch 1 to be the root bridge:
• Switch 1: 4096
• Switch 2: 12288
• Switch 3: 20480
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Ports g1-g5
Connected to Hosts
Ports g6-g10
Connected to Switch 2 and 3
Switch 1
Root Bridge
Ports g6-g10
Ports g1-g5
Connected to Hosts
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Ports g1-g5
Connected to Hosts
Ports g6-g10
Connected to
Switch 1 and 3
Switch 2
Switch 3
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Configuration Examples
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