User Manual

Insight Managed 8-Port Gigabit (Hi-Power) PoE+ Smart Cloud Switch with NETGEAR FlexPoE Power
Configure Switching User Manual154
The Local Device Login page displays.
If you did not yet register the switch with your NETGEAR account, the Register to unlock
all features page displays. For more information, see
Register and access the switch with
your NETGEAR account on page 29.
4. Enter one of the following passwords:
• After registration, enter your customized local device password.
• If you previously added the switch to an Insight network location, enter the Insight
network password.
For more information about the local device password and the Insight network password,
see
Credentials for the local browser UI on page 28.
5. Click the Login button.
The System Information page displays.
6. Select Switching > STP > Advanced > CST Port Status.
The CST Port Status page displays.
7. Select whether to display physical interfaces, LAGs, or both by clicking one of the following
links above the table header:
•1 (the unit ID of the switch). Only physical interfaces are displayed. This is the default
setting.
• LAG. Only LAGs are displayed.
• All. Both physical interfaces and LAGs are displayed.
8. To refresh the page with the latest information about the switch, click the Refresh button.
The following table describes the CST Status information displayed on the page.
Table 29. CST port status
Field Description
Interface Identify the physical or port channel interfaces associated with VLANs
associated with the CST.
Port Role Each MST bridge port that is enabled is assigned a port role for each
spanning tree. The port role is one of the following values: Root Port,
Designated Port, Alternate Port, Backup Port, Master Port, or Disabled
Port.
Designated Root Root bridge for the CST. It is made up using the bridge priority and the base
MAC address of the bridge.
Designated Cost Path cost offered to the LAN by the designated port.
Designated Bridge Bridge identifier of the bridge with the designated port. It is made up using
the bridge priority and the base MAC address of the bridge.
Designated Port Port identifier on the designated bridge that offers the lowest cost to the
LAN. It is made up from the port priority and the interface number of the
port.