Motorola WS2000 System Reference Manual page 42

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To configure Bridging, select
The Bridge Config (Bridge Configuration) screen appears.
To configure the bridge:
1. Set the Priority
network to defer to this bridge as the root. A root bridge defines the mesh configuration. Motorola
recommends assigning a Base Bridge AP with the lowest bridge priority so it becomes the root in the STP.
If a root already exists, set the Bridge Priorities of new APs accordingly so that the root of the STP does
not get altered. Each access point starts with a default bridge priority of 32768.
2. Set the Maximum Message age
is used to measure the age of the received protocol information recorded for a port, and to ensure the
information is discarded when it exceeds the value set for the Maximum Message age timer.
3. Set the Hello
is equal to 2 seconds by default, but you can tune the time to be between 1 and 10 seconds. If you drop
the hello time from 2 seconds to 1 second, you double the number of bridge protocol data units sent or
received by each bridge. The 802.1d specification recommends the
than half of the
4. Set the Forward
seconds by default, but you can tune the time to be between 4 and 30 seconds. The 802.1d specification
recommends the
value.
5. The Forwarding Table Ageout
forwarding table before being deleted due to lack of activity. If the entry replenishments a destination
generating continuous traffic, this timeout value will never be invoked. However, if the destination
becomes idle, the timeout value represents the length of time that must be exceeded before an entry is
deleted from the forwarding table.
6. To enable wireless trunking, check the
the VLAN which allow tunneling.
[Network Configuration] --> LAN -->
for the bridge. Set the Priority
timer is used with the Message Age timer. The Message Age timer
Timer. The Hello Time is the time between each bridge protocol data unit sent. This time
Max Message age value.
Delay. It is the time spent in the listening and learning state. This time is equal to 15
Forward Delay be set to a value greater than half the
value defines the length of time an entry will remain in the a bridge's
Enable Wireless Trunking
<subnet> and select the Bridging tab.
as low as possible to force other devices within the mesh
Hello Time
Max Message age
check box. Also provide the IDs of
be set to a value less
timeout