D-Link DES-3624 Product Manual - Page 110

Stackable NWay Ethernet Switch User's Guide The information above is described as follows: ♦ Spanning Tree Protocol This option offers Disabled or Enabled to implement the Spanning Tree Protocol. ♦ Max Age: (6 . . 40 sec) The Maximum Age can be from 6 to 40 seconds. At the end of the Maximum Age, if a BPDU has still not been received from the Root Bridge, your Switch will start sending its own BPDU to all other switches for permission to become the Root Bridge. If it turns out that your Switch has the lowest Bridge Identifier, it will become the Root Bridge. ♦ Hello Time: (1 . . 10 sec) The Hello Time can be from 1 to 10 seconds. This is the interval between two transmissions of BPDU packets sent by the Root Bridge to tell all other switches that it is indeed the Root Bridge. If you set a Hello Time for your Switch, and it is not the Root Bridge, the set Hello Time will be used if and when your Switch becomes the Root Bridge. ♦ Forward Delay: (4 . . 30 sec) The Forward Delay can be from 4 to 30 seconds. This is the time any port on the Switch spends in the listening state while moving from the blocking state to the forwarding state. ♦ Bridge Priority: (0 . . 65535) A Bridge Priority can be from 0 to 65535. STP Port Settings Figure 7-9. STP Port Settings window 114 Web-Based Network Management