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■ STP Version — Defines whether STP or RSTP is enabled on the device. 
The possible field values are:. 
■ RSTP — Enables RSTP on the device.
■ STP — Enables STP on the device.
■ Hello Time — Specifies 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.
■ Forwarding Delay — Specifies 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.
■ Max Aging Time — Specifies 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 is 20
 seconds.
■ Path Cost Method — Specifies the method used to assign default 
path cost to STA ports. The possible field values are:
■ Short — Specifies 1 through 65,535 range for port path cost. This 
is the default value.
■ Long — Specifies 1 through 200,000,000 range for port path cost. 
The default path cost assigned to an interface varies according to 
the selected method (Hello Time, Max Age, or Forward Delay).
■ Transmission Limit — Specifies the minimum interval between the 
transmission of consecutive RSTP BPDUs. The default is 3 seconds.
2 Define the fields. 
3 Click  . STA is configured, and the device is updated.