User`s guide

Section II: Local and Telnet Management

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Configuring STP

This section contains the following procedures:

❑ Configuring a Bridge’s STP Settings on page 101

❑ Configuring a Port’s STP Settings on page 103

Configuring a

Bridge’s STP

Settings

This section contains the procedure for configuring a bridge’s STP

settings.

Caution

The default STP parameters are adequate for most networks.

Changing them without prior experience and an understanding of

how STP works might have a negative effect on your network. You

should consult the IEEE 802.1d standard before changing any of the

STP parameters.

1. From the Spanning Tree Menu, type 3 to select STP Configuration.

The STP Menu in Figure 28 is displayed.

Figure 28 STP Menu

Allied Telesyn AT-8024 Ethernet Switch

STP Menu

The current protocol version is STP.

1 - Bridge Priority ..... 65535

2 - Bridge Hello Time ... 2

3 - Bridge Forwarding ... 15

4 - Bridge Max Age ...... 20

6 - Config STP Port Settings

7 - Display STP Port Settings

8 - Reset STP to Defaults

R - Return to Previous Menu

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