Netgear GS724Tv4 Software Administration Manual - Page 101

GS716Tv3, GS724Tv4, and GS748Tv5 Smart Switches The following MSTP status information is displayed on the Spanning Tree CST Configuration screen. Table 24. MSTP status information Field MST ID VID FID Description Table consisting of the MST instances (including the CST) and the corresponding VLAN IDs associated with each of them. Table consisting of the VLAN IDs and the corresponding FID associated with each of them Table consisting of the FIDs and the corresponding VLAN IDs associated with each of them. CST Port Configuration Use the CST Port Configuration screen to configure Common Spanning Tree (CST) and Internal Spanning Tree on a specific port on the switch.  To configure CST port settings: 1. Select Switching > STP > Advanced > CST Port Configuration. 2. To configure CST settings for a physical port, enter the interface and click the Go button to select that particular interface. 3. Select the interfaces for which you want to configure the CST settings. For information about how to select and configure one or more ports or LAGs, see Configuring Interface Settings on page 28. 4. Configure the CST values for the selected port(s) or LAG(s): • STP Status. Enable or disable the Spanning Tree Protocol Administrative Mode associated with the port or port channel. • Fast Link. Specifies if the specified port is an Edge Port with the CST. Possible values are Enable or Disable. The default is Disable. • BPDU Forwarding. Specifies whether spanning tree BPDUs should be forwarded while spanning-tree is disabled on the switch. The value is enabled or disabled. • Port State. The Forwarding state of this port. This field is read-only. • Path Cost. Set the Path Cost to a new value for the specified port in the common and internal spanning tree. It takes a value in the range of 0-200000000. • Priority. The priority for a particular port within the CST. The port priority is set in multiples of 16. If you specify a value that is not a multiple of 16, the priority is set to the priority is automatically set 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 set to 0. If you specify a number between 16 and 31, the priority is set to 16. Priority range is 0-240. The default value is 128. • External Port Path Cost. Set the External Path Cost to a new value for the specified port in the spanning tree. It takes a value in the range of 0-200000000. Configuring Switching 101