Netgear FS728TLP Web Management User Guide - Page 132

ProSAFE FS526Tv2, FS726Tv2, and FS728TLP Smart Switches 4. Configure the settings as described in the following table. Setting Description Interface STP Status Fast Link This is a nonconfigurable field that shows the port number or LAG number. Specify the STP status for the port or LAG: • Enable. STP is enabled for the port or LAG. • Disable. STP is disabled for the port or LAG. This is the default setting. Specify whether the port or LAG functions as an edge port in the CST: • Enable. The port or LAG is an edge port. • Disable. The port or LAG is not an edge port. This is the default setting. Port State Path Cost Priority Note: You can refer to an edge port as a fast link. This is a nonconfigurable field that shows the forwarding state for the port or LAG: • Discarding. The port or LAG is in the discarding state; it cannot forward traffic and cannot learn new MAC addresses. • Learning. The port or LAG is in the learning state; it cannot forward traffic, but it can learn new MAC addresses. • Forwarding. The port or LAG is in the forwarding state; it can forward traffic and learn new MAC addresses. • Manual forwarding. The port or LAG is in the forwarding state but STP is disabled or the port is a trunk member (that is, the port is a member of a LAG). • Disabled. The port or LAG is disabled. The path cost for the port or LAG in the CST. Enter a value in the range of 0 to 200000000. By default, the path cost has a value of 0, which allows the path cost to be updated with an external path cost from received STP packets. The priority for the port or LAG in the CST. Enter a value in the range of 0 to 240 that is a multiple of 16. The default value is 128. Port ID Note: If you specify a value that is not a multiple of 16, the priority is automatically adjusted to the next lowest priority that is a multiple of 16. For example, if you set a value between 0 and 15, the priority is adjusted to 0. If you specify a number between 16 and 31, the priority is adjusted to 16. This is a nonconfigurable field that shows the port ID for the port or LAG within the CST. The port ID is made up from the port priority (32768) and the interface number of the port, that is, the interface number of the port is added to 32768. The interface numbers of the LAGs (l1 through l8) are for this purpose 30 through 36. Hello Timer This is a nonconfigurable field that shows the hello time for the port or LAG in the CST. This time is the period in seconds that the port or LAG waits between configuration messages. The value is fixed at 2 seconds. 5. Click the Apply button. The settings are saved. 6. (Optional) Click the Refresh button. Configure Spanning Tree Protocol 132