D-Link DES-3224 - Manual (Page 52)

10/100 Auto Negotiation Switch User’s Guide
Managing the DES-3224
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Root Bridge
Specifies the MAC address of the Root Bridge. The DES-3224 may or may not be the root
bridge. The DES-3224 is the default root bridge.
Root Port
Specifies the preferred path to the Root Bridge. Only one path per bridge can exist. The
default setting is none.
Table 7: User Selective STA parameters
STA parameters Settings Effects Comment
Enable/Disable Enable/ Disable Participate in or
remove from STA Enable in a SNMP
network.
Bridge Priority Lower the #, higher
the priority Increases chance of
becoming the Root
Bridge Avoid, if the switch is
used in workgroup
level of a large
network
Hello Time 1 – 10 seconds No effect, if not Root
Bridge Never set greater
than Max Age Time
Max Age Time 6 – 40 seconds Compete for Root
Bridge, if BPDU is not
received Avoid low number for
unnecessary reset of
Root Bridge
Forward Delay 4 – 30 seconds High # delays the
change in state Max Age < 2 x
(Forward Delay - 1)
Max Age > 2 x Hello
Time + 1)
Port Level STA parameters
Enable/ Disable
Enable/ disable Enable or disable
LAN segment Disable a port for
security or problem
isolation
Port Priority Lower the #, higher
the priority Increases chance of
becoming the Root
Port