User Manual

Configure Switching Information
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M6100, M5300, and M7100 Series Managed Switches
2. Connect an Ethernet cable from an Ethernet port on your computer to an Ethernet port on
the switch.
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 > PVST VLAN in the navigation menu.
8. Select a VLAN ID, a unique VLAN identifier, from the list of VLANs with enabled STP Admin
mode and PVST or RPVST.
9. In the Root list, select None, Primary, or Secondary.
The default value is None. This setting configures the switch to become the root bridge or
standby root bridge by modifying the bridge priority from the default value of 32768 to a
lower value calculated to ensure the bridge is the root (or standby) bridge.
10. In the Hello Time field, configure the spanning tree hello time interval for the specified
VLAN
The hello time is the interval between sending successive BPDUs. Allowed values range
from 1 to 10 seconds. The default value is 2 seconds.
11. In the Forward Time field, configure the spanning tree forward delay time for a specified
VLAN.