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Chapter 8 Basic Setting 8.5 Switch Setup Screen Click Basic Setting > Switch Setup in the navigation panel to display the screen as shown. The VLAN setup screens change depending on whether you choose 802.1Q or Port Based in the VLAN Type field in this screen. Refer to the chapter on VLAN. Figure 44 Basic Setting > Switch Setup The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 10 Basic Setting > Switch Setup LABEL DESCRIPTION VLAN Type Choose 802.1Q or Port Based. The VLAN Setup screen changes depending on whether you choose 802.1Q VLAN type or Port Based VLAN type in this screen. See Chapter 9 on page 95 for more information. Bridge Control Select Active to allow the Switch to handle bridging control protocols Protocol (STP for example). You also need to define how to treat a BPDU in the Transparency Port Setup screen. MAC Address MAC address learning reduces outgoing traffic broadcasts. For MAC Learning address learning to occur on a port, the port must be active. Aging Time Enter a time from 10 to 3000 seconds. This is how long all dynamically learned MAC addresses remain in the MAC address table before they age out (and must be relearned). GARP Timer: Switches join VLANs by making a declaration. A declaration is made by issuing a Join message using GARP. Declarations are withdrawn by issuing a Leave message. A Leave All message terminates all registrations. GARP timers set declaration timeout values. See the chapter on VLAN setup for more background information. MGS-3712/MGS-3712F User's Guide 85