Netgear GS728TXS GS728TXS/GS752TXS Software Administration Manual - Page 125

GS752TXS and GS728TXS Smart Switches Field Mode Fast Link Status Description Specifies the spanning tree operation mode. Different modes are STP, RSTP, and MSTP. Indicates whether the port is enabled as an edge port. The Forwarding State of this port. MST Configuration Use the Spanning Tree MST Configuration screen to configure Multiple Spanning Tree (MST) on the switch.  To configure an MST instance: 1. Select Switching  STP  Advanced  MST Configuration. 2. Configure the MST values: • MST ID. Specify the ID of the MST to create. Valid values for this are between 1 and 4094. • Priority. Specifies the bridge priority value for the MST. When switches or bridges are running STP, each is assigned a priority. After exchanging BPDUs, the switch with the lowest priority value becomes the root bridge. The bridge priority is a multiple of 4096. If you specify a priority that is not a multiple of 4096, the priority is automatically set to the next lowest priority that is a multiple of 4096. For example, if the priority is attempted to be set to any value between 0 and 4095, it will be set to 0. The default priority is 32768.The valid range is 0-61440. • VLAN ID. The menu contains all VLANs configured on the switch. Select a VLAN to associate with the MST instance. 3. Click Add. 4. View the MST instance information. For each configured instance, the information described in the following table displays on the screen. 125