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User’s Manual of WGSD-1022/WGSD-8000
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Figure 4-49 RSTP Port Settings screen
The page contains the following fields:
• Interface Where displays the port or LAG on which Rapid STP is enabled.
• Role Where indicates the port role assigned by the STP algorithm in order to provide to
STP paths. The possible field values are:
• Root, where provides the lowest cost path to forward packets to root switch.
• Designated, where indicates that the port or LAG via which the designated
switch is attached to the LAN.
• Alternate, which provides an alternate path to the root switch from the root
interface.
• Backup, which provides a backup path to the designated port path toward the
Spanning Tree leaves. Backup ports occur only when two ports are connected
in a loop by a point-to-point link. Backup ports also occur when a LAN has two
or more connections connected to a shared segment.
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Disabled , which indicates the port is not participating in the Spanning Tree.
• Mode Where indicates the current Spanning Tree mode. The Spanning Tree mode is
selected in the Global STP screen. The possible field values are:
• Classic STP, which indicates that Classic STP is enabled on the device.
• Rapid STP, which indicates that Rapid STP is enabled on the device.
• Multiple STP, which indicates that Multiple STP is enabled on the device.
• Fast Link This indicates if Fast Link is enabled or disabled for the port or LAG. If Fast Link is
enabled for a port, the port is automatically placed in the forwarding state.
• Port State Indicates if RSTP is enabled on the interface.
• Point-to-Point Indicates if a point-to-point links are established, or permits the device to establish a
point-to-point link. The possible field values are: