Netgear GS748TS GS7xxTS User Manual - Page 127

GS700TS Smart Switch Software Administration Manual Figure 4-22 The CST Configuration screen contains the following fields: CST Configuration • Bridge Priority - Enter the bridge priority value. When switches or bridges are running STP, each is assigned a priority. After exchanging BPDUs, the device with the lowest priority value becomes the Root Bridge. The default value is 32768. The bridge priority value is provided in increments of 4096. • Hello Time - Enter the device Hello Time. The Hello Time indicates the amount of time in seconds a Root Bridge waits between configuration messages. The default is 2 seconds. • Max Age - Enter the device Maximum Age Time. The Maximum Age Time is the amount of time in seconds a bridge waits before sending configuration messages. The default Maximum Age Time is 20 seconds. • Forward Delay - Enter the device Forward Delay Time. The Forward Delay Time is the amount of time in seconds a bridge remains in a listening and learning state before forwarding packets. The default is 15 seconds. • Spanning Tree Maximum Hops - Specifies the total number of hops that occur in a specific region before the BPDU is discarded. Once the BPDU is discarded, the port information is aged out. The possible field range is 1-40. The field default is 20 hops. Designated Root • Root Bridge ID - Displays the priority and MAC Address of the root bridge. Configuring Switching Settings v1.0, June 2009 4-34