Netgear M5300-52G3 Web Management User Guide - Page 523

ProSafe M5300 Switch MSTP Example Configuration This example shows how to create an MSTP instance from the GSM7352Sv1 or GSM7352Sv2 switch. The example network has three different ProSafe that serve different locations in the network. In this example, ports 1/0/1-1/0/5 are connected to host stations, so those links are not subject to network loops. Ports 1/0/6 - 1/0/8 are connected across switches 1, 2 and 3. Ports 1/0/1 - 1/0/5 Connected to Hosts Ports 1/0/1 - 1/0/5 Connected to Hosts Ports 1/0/6 - 1/0/8 Connected to Switch 2 and 3 1/0/1 - 1/0/5 Switch 1 Root Bridge Ports 1/0/6 - 1/0/8 Connected to Switch 1 and 3 Switch 2 Ports 1/0/6 - 1/0/8 Connected to Switch 2 and Switch 3 Ports 1/0/1 - 1/0/5 Connected to Hosts 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 120). 2. Use the VLAN Membership screen to include ports 1/0/1 - 1/0/8 as tagged (T) or untagged (U) members of VLAN 300 and VLAN 500 (see VLAN Configuration on page 120). 3. From the STP Configuration screen, enable the Spanning Tree State option (see STP Configuration on page 143). 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. Configuration Examples 523