Specifications
4.5.2 STPPortConfiguration
ThispageallowsyoutoconfiguretheportparameterafterenabledSTPorRSTP.
PortConfiguration
Selecttheportyouwanttoconfigureandyouwillbeabletoviewcurrentsetting
andstatusoftheport.
PathCost:Enteranumberbetween1and200,000,000.Thisvaluerepresentsthe
“cost”ofthepathtotheotherbridgefromthetransmittingbridgeatthe
specifiedport.
Priority:Enteravaluebetween0and240,usingmultiplesof16.Thisisthevalue
thatdecideswhichportshouldbeblockedbypriorityinaLAN.
LinkType:Thereare3typesforyouselect.Auto,P2PandShare.
SomeoftherapidstatetransitionsthatarepossiblewithinRSTPdependupon
whethertheportofconcerncanonlybeconnectedtoanotherbridge(i.e.itis
servedbyapoint‐to‐pointLANsegment),orifitcanbeconnectedtotwoor
morebridges(i.e.itisservedbyashared‐mediumLANsegment).Thisfunction
allowslinkstatusofthelinktobemanipulatedadministratively.“Auto”meansto
autoselectP2PorSharemode.“P2P”meansP2Pisenabled;the2endsworkat
Full‐duplexmode.While“Share”isenabled,itmeansP2Pisdisabled,the2ends
mayconnectthroughasharemediaandworkinHalfduplexmode.
Edge:Aportdirectlyconnectedtotheendstationscannotcreateabridgingloop
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