Netgear GS418TPP User Manual - Page 163

ProSAFE 8-Port or 16-Port Gigabit Smart Managed Switch Model GS418TPP, GS510TLP, and GS510TPP 2. Launch a web browser. 3. In the address field of your web browser, enter the IP address of the switch. If you do not know the IP address of the switch, see Change the Default IP Address of the Switch on page 11. The login window opens. 4. Enter the switch's password in the Password field. The default password is password. The System Information page displays. 5. Select Switching > STP > Advanced > CST Port Configuration. 6. Select one or more interfaces by taking one of the following actions: • To configure a single interface, select the check box associated with the port, or type the port number in the Go To Interface field and click the Go button. • To configure multiple interfaces with the same settings, select the check box associated with each interface. • To configure all interfaces with the same settings, select the check box in the heading row. 7. From the STP Status menu, select the option to enable or disable the spanning tree administrative mode associated with the port or port channel. The possible values are Enable and Disable. The default value is Enable. 8. From the Fast Link menu, select whether the specified port is an edge port within the CST. The possible values are Enable and Disable. The default value is Disable. 9. From the BPDU Forwarding menu, configure BPDU forwarding. The possible values are Enable and Disable. The default value is Disable. When BPDU forwarding is enabled, the switch forwards the BPDU traffic arriving on this port when STP is disabled on this port. 10. From the Auto Edge menu, specify if the port is allowed to become an edge port if it does not detect BPDUs for some duration. The possible values are Enable and Disable. The default value is Enable. 11. In the Path Cost field, set the path cost to a new value for the specified port in the common and internal spanning tree. Configure Switching 163