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Configuration Examples
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M6100, M5300, and M7100 Series Managed Switches
The portion of the active topology of the network that connects any two bridges in the same
MST Region traverses only MST bridges and LANs in that region, and never Bridges of any
kind outside the Region, in other words connectivity within the region is independent of
external connectivity.
MSTP Example Configuration
This example shows how to create an MSTP instance from the M6100/M7100/M5300 switch.
The example network has three different M6100/M7100/M5300 that serve different locations
in the network. In this example, ports 1/0/1-1/0/5 are connected to host stations, so those
links are not subject to network loops. Ports 1/0/6–1/0/8 are connected across switches 1, 2
and 3.
Figure 2. MSTP sample configuration
Perform the following procedures on each switch to configure MSTP:
1. Use the VLAN Configuration screen to create VLANs 300 and 500 (see Configure Basic
VLAN Settings on page 195).
2. Use the VLAN Membership screen to include ports 1/0/1–1/0/8 as tagged (T) or untagged
(U) members of VLAN 300 and VLAN 500 (see
Configure Basic VLAN Settings on
page 195).
3. From the STP Configuration screen, enable the Spanning Tree State option (see Configure
Advanced STP Settings on page 231).
Use the default values for the rest of the STP configuration settings. By default, the STP
Operation mode is MSTP and the Configuration Name is the switch MAC address.