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Configuring Global Settings for STA
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WEB INTERFACE
To configure loopback detection:
1. Click Spanning Tree, Loopback Detection.
2. Click Port or Trunk to display the required interface type.
3. Modify the required loopback detection attributes.
4. Click Apply
Figure 93: Configuring Port Loopback Detection
CONFIGURING GLOBAL SETTINGS FOR STA
Use the Spanning Tree > STA (Configure Global - Configure) page to
configure global settings for the spanning tree that apply to the entire
switch.
CLI REFERENCES
â—† "Spanning Tree Commands" on page 757
COMMAND USAGE
â—† Spanning Tree Protocol
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Uses RSTP for the internal state machine, but sends only 802.1D
BPDUs. This creates one spanning tree instance for the entire network.
If multiple VLANs are implemented on a network, the path between
specific VLAN members may be inadvertently disabled to prevent
network loops, thus isolating group members. When operating multiple
VLANs, we recommend selecting the MSTP option.
â—† Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol
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RSTP supports connections to either STP or RSTP nodes by monitoring
the incoming protocol messages and dynamically adjusting the type of
protocol messages the RSTP node transmits, as described below:
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STP Mode – If the switch receives an 802.1D BPDU (i.e., STP BPDU)
after a port’s migration delay timer expires, the switch assumes it is