User`s guide

STA Port Configuration Screen
3-18 WebView Local Management Tasks
3.12 STA PORT CONFIGURATION SCREEN
When to Use
To configure Spanning Tree Algorithm (STA) settings for individual ports on the device.
How to Access
Click on STA on the WebView navigation frame. The STA Information screen, Figure 3-9,
displays. Click on STA Port Configuration on the content frame. The STA Port Configuration
screen, Figure 3-11, displays.
Table 3-10 STA Configuration Screen Element Descriptions
Use this field… To…
Switch:
Usage Select whether Spanning Tree is Enabled or Disabled on the bridge
device.
Priority Enter the bridge priority for the device. The priority level can be 0 to
65535, with 65335 being the highest. STA uses device priority to
determine the root device, the logical center of the Spanning Tree
topology. The device with the highest priority becomes the root.
When the Switch Becomes Root:
Hello Time Enter the maximum number of seconds (1 to 10) the root device waits
before sending a bridge hello message (a multicast message indicating
the device is active).
Maximum Age Enter the maximum number of seconds (6 to 40) the root device will
wait without receiving a configuration message before attempting to
reconfigure.
Forward Delay Enter the maximum number of seconds (4 to 30) the root device will
wait before changing states (i.e., listening to learning to forwarding).
This delay is required because every device must receive information
about topology changes before it starts to forward frames.