3 bridge, Chapter 4 - configuration management, 1 spanning tree – Asus GigaX1024iPlus User Manual

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Chapter 4 - Configuration Management

ASUS GigaX 1024i+

4.3 Bridge

The Bridge page group contains most layer 2 configurations such as the

link aggregation, the STP, etc.

4.3.1 Spanning Tree

The configuration page for the

Spanning Tree Protocol (STP) can

disable and enable the feature in

runtime. This page consists of three

parts:
a) The root information;
b) The STP setting; and
c) The port setting.

The root information

The first part shows the root information. It tells the user the root switch's

STP setting.

The STP Setting

The second part is the STP setting. The following options are available:

Disable/STP Enable/RSTP Enabled: Turn the STP/RSTP off/on. When

you turn the STP/RSTP on, STP/RSTP will use the following settings if the

switch is the root switch.

Hello Time: The interval between the generation of configuration BPDU

Max Age: A timeout value to be used by all Bridges in the LAN

Forward Delay: A timeout value to be used by all bridges in the LAN

Bridge Priority: The switch priority in the LAN

The Port Setting

The third part is the port setting. It contains a display window showing each

port's current configuration. Click <

Modify> to change the port setting for

STP/RSTP. The following fields are available:

Port: Select the corresponding port to configure

Figure 17. Spanning Tree

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