User manual

FL SWITCH MM HS
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PHOENIX CONTACT 6874_en_09
– Switches to the "Forwarding" state immediately after establishing the data link.
Termination devices connected to this port can be accessed immediately.
"Port STP Status" in WBM on the "STP Port Configuration" page must be set to "Disabled"
to activate fast forwarding.
Frame duplication Due to the fast switch-over times of RSTP, frames may be duplicated and the order of
frames may be changed.
5.2.4.4 Enabling via Serial Interface or Telnet
Establish a connection to the switch as described in "Management via Local V.24 (RS-
232) Communication Interface" on page 4-116 or "Management via Telnet" on
page 4-123. Set "Spanning Tree, Enabled" on the following page in the "Redundancy" field
and select "Save".
Figure 5-12 Activating Rapid Spanning Tree