Netgear GS748Tv4 GS748Tv4 Software Administration Manual - Page 263

GS748T Smart Switch Software Administration Manual Ports g1-g5 Connected to Hosts Ports g1-g5 Connected to Hosts Ports g6-g8 Connected to Switch 2 and 3 Switch 1 Root Bridge Switch 2 Ports g6-g8 Connected to Switch 1 and 2 Ports g1-g5 Connected to Hosts Switch 3 Perform the following procedures on each switch to configure MSTP: 1. Use the VLAN Configuration screen to create VLANs 300 and 500 (see VLAN Configuration on page 84). 2. Use the VLAN Membership screen to include ports g1-g8 as tagged (T) or untagged (U) members of VLAN 300 and VLAN 500 (see VLAN Membership Configuration on page 85). 3. From the STP Configuration screen, enable the Spanning Tree State option (see STP Switch Configuration on page 94). Use the default values for the rest of the STP configuration settings. By default, the STP Operation Mode is MSTP and the Configuration Name is the switch MAC address. 4. From the CST Configuration screen, set the Bridge Priority value for each of the three switches to force Switch 1 to be the root bridge: • Switch 1: 4096 • Switch 2: 12288 • Switch 3: 20480 Note: Bridge priority values are multiples of 4096. If you do not specify a root bridge and all switches have the same Bridge Priority value, the switch with the lowest MAC address is elected as the root bridge (see CST Configuration on page 96). 5. From the CST Port Configuration screen, select ports g1-g8 and select Enable from the STP Status menu (see CST Port Configuration on page 98). 6. Click Apply. 7. Select ports g1-g5 (edge ports), and select Enable from the Fast Link menu. Appendix B: Configuration Examples | 263