Allied Telesis AT-S63 - Manual (Page 274)

Chapter 16: STP and RSTP
274 Section II: Advanced Features
❑ Learning - The port is enabled for receiving, but not forwarding
packets.
❑ Forwarding - Normal operation.
❑ Disabled - The port has not established a link with its end node.
Role
The RSTP role of the port. Possible roles are:
❑ Root - The port that is connected to the root switch, directly or
through other switches, with the least path cost.
❑ Alternate - The port offers an alternate path in the direction of the
root switch.
❑ Backup - The port on a designated switch that provides a backup
for the path provided by the designated port.
❑ Designated - The port on the designated switch for a LAN that has
the least cost path to the root switch. This port connects the LAN
to the root switch.
P2P
Whether or not the port is functioning as a point-to-point port.
The possible settings are Yes, No, and Auto-Detect.
Version
Whether the port is operating in RSTP mode or STP-compatible
mode.
Port Cost
The port cost of the port.
Resetting RSTP
to the Default
Settings
To reset RSTP to the default settings, perform the following procedure:
1. From the Main Menu, type 3 to select Spanning Tree Configuration.
The Spanning Tree Configuration menu is shown in Figure 78 on
page 259.
2. From the Spanning Tree Configuration menu, type 3 to select
Configure Active Protocol.
The RSTP menu is shown in Figure 83 on page 267.
3. From the RSTP Menu, type D to select Reset RSTP to Defaults.
The following prompt is displayed:
Do you want to reset RSTP configuration to default
[Yes/No] ->