Spanning Tree Protocol
Configuring RSTP Interface Settings
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To define the RSTP interface settings:
STEP 1 Set the STP operation mode to RSTP as described in the Configuring STP Status 
and Global Settings section. 
STEP  2 Click Spanning Tree > RSTP Interface Settings. 
STEP  3 Select the interface type (Port or LAG) and click Go. 
STEP  4 Select an interface and click Edit. 
STEP  5 Enter the following information: 
• Interface—Set the port or LAG to be configured.
• Point-to-Point Administrative Status—Define the link status. The available 
options are: 
- Enable—The port link type is point-to-point. 
- Disable—The port link type is share.
- Auto—Automatically determines the port link type status by using the 
port link up duplex mode (point-to-point for full duplex mode and share 
for half duplex mode).
• Point-to-Point Operational Status—Displays the current link-type 
operating status.
• Role—Displays the role of the interface that has been assigned by STP to 
provide STP paths. The possible roles are: 
- Root—Lowest cost path to forward packets to the Root Bridge. 
- Designated—The port through which the bridge is connected to the LAN 
that provides the lowest cost path from the LAN to the Root Bridge.
- Alternate—Provides an alternate path to the Root Bridge from the root 
interface. 
- Backup—Provides a backup path to the designated port path toward the 
Spanning Tree leaves. Backup ports occur when two ports are 
connected in a loop by a point-to-point link. Backup ports also occur 
when a LAN has two or more connections connected to a shared 
segment.
- Disabled—The port is not participating in Spanning Tree.