User Manual

Configure Switching Information
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M6100, M5300, and M7100 Series Managed Switches
3. Launch a web browser.
4. Enter the IP address of the switch in the web browser address field.
The default IP address of the switch is 169.254.100.100.
The Login screen displays.
5. Enter the user name and password.
The default admin user name is admin and the default admin password is blank, that is,
do not enter a password.
6. Click the Login button.
The web management interface menu displays.
7. Select Switching > STP > Advanced > MST Configuration.
8. Configure the MST values:
• MST ID. Specify the ID of the MST to create. The valid values for this are 1 to 4094.
This is only visible when the select option of the MST ID select box is selected.
• Priority. The bridge priority value for the MST. When switches or bridges are running
STP, each is assigned a priority. After exchanging BPDUs, the switch with the lowest
priority value becomes the root bridge. The bridge priority is a multiple of 4096. If you
specify a priority that is not a multiple of 4096, the priority is automatically set to the
next lowest priority that is a multiple of 4096. For example, if the priority is attempted
to be set to any value between 0 and 4095, it is set to 0. The default priority is
32768.The valid range is 0–61440.
• VLAN ID. This gives a combo box of each VLAN on the switch. These can be
selected or unselected for re-configuring the association of VLANs to MST instances.
9. Click the Add button
This creates the new MST that you configured.
10. To modify an MST instance:
a. Select the check box next to the instance (You can select multiple check boxes to
apply the same setting to all selected ports.)
b. Update the values
c. click the Apply button.
11. To delete an MST instance, select the check box for the instance and click the Delete
button.
To refresh the screen with the latest information on the switch, click the Update button.