User Manual

Configure Switching
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ProSAFE 10-Gigabit Smart Managed Switch XS708T and XS716T User Manual
Configure STP Settings
The STP Configuration page contains fields for enabling STP on the switch.
 To configure STP settings:
1. Connect your computer to the same network as the switch.
You can use a WiFi or wired connection to connect your computer to the network, or
connect directly to a switch that is off-network using an Ethernet cable.
2. Launch a web browser.
3. In the address field of your web browser, enter the IP address of the switch.
If you do not know the IP address of the switch, see Change the Default IP Address of the
Switch on page 10.
The login window opens.
4. Enter the switch’s password in the Password field.
The default password is password.
The System Information page displays.
5. Select Switching > STP > Basic > STP Configuration.
6. Configure the following options:
• Spanning Tree State. Enable or disable the spanning tree operation on the switch.
• STP Operation Mode. Specify the STP version for the switch. The options are STP,
RSTP, and MSTP.
• Configuration Name. Specify an identifier used to identify the configuration currently
being used. It can be up to 32 alphanumeric characters.
• Configuration Revision Level. Specify an identifier used to identify the configuration
currently being used. The values allowed are between 0 and 65535. The default value
is 0.
• Forward BPDU while STP Disabled. Enable or disable the BPDU Flood. This
specifies whether spanning tree BPDUs are forwarded or not while spanning tree is
disabled on the switch.
7. Click the Apply button.