Kontron MSH8900 - Configuring Spanning Tree Protocol; Configuring Switch User Accounts; Configuring Loop Protection

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3.2.9. Configuring Spanning Tree Protocol
To enable and configure the STP for all the switches in the stack:
Switch Web UI
Switch CLI (serial, SSH, SOL)
Configuration > Spanning Tree > Bridge Settings
Proceed with configuration
Click Save
To configure STP mode on the switch:
# configure terminal
(config)# spanning-tree mode mstp|rstp|stp
(config)# spanning-tree ?
A list of possible configuration commands appears
Proceed with configuration
Configuration > Spanning Tree > CIST Ports
Configuration > Spanning Tree > MSTI Mapping
Configuration > Spanning Tree > MSTI Priorities
Configuration > Spanning Tree > MSTI Ports
For each page, proceed with configuration
Click Save
To perform interface specific configurations:
# configure terminal
(config)# interface <*|Ethernet|vlan>
(config-if)# spanning-tree ?
A list of possible configuration commands appears
Proceed with configuration
3.2.10. Configuring Switch User Accounts
To create a user account and password, set a privilege level (value between 0 and 15, where 15 has all privileges) and
define the type of password:
Switch Web UI
Switch CLI (serial, SSH, SOL)
Configuration > Security > Switch > Users
Click Add New User
Proceed with configuration
Click Save
# configure terminal
(config)# username <username> privilege
<privilege level (0-15)> password
<unencrypted|none|encrypted> <password>
3.2.11. Configuring Loop Protection
To protect the system against network loops:
Switch Web UI
Switch CLI (serial, SSH, SOL)
Configuration > Loop Protection
Proceed with configuration
Click Save
# configure terminal
(config)# loop-protect
Notes
This operation enables loop protection on all the
switches in the stack.