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Web Managed GbE Switch

The following table describes the labels on this screen.

LABEL

DESCRIPTION

Enabled

Select Enabled to use Spanning Tree Protocol (STP) or Rapid Spanning

Tree Protocol (RSTP). Select Disabled to not use STP or RSTP.

Force Version

Select the operating mode of STP.

 STP-Compatible: 802.1D STP operation.

 RSTP-Operation: 802.1w operation.

 MSTP-Operation: 802.1s operation.

Max Hops

Set the value of the maximum number of hops in the region. Enter a

number between 1 and 40 as the max number of hops.

Forward Delay

Set the delay time an interface takes to change from blocking state to

forwarding state.

This is the maximum time (in seconds) the switch will wait before

changing states. This delay is required because every switch must

receive information about topology changes before it starts to forward

frames. In addition, each port needs time to listen for conflicting

information that would make it return to a blocking state; otherwise,

temporary data loops might result. The allowed range is 4 to 30 seconds.