NETGEAR FS728TP-100NAS

FS728TP Smart Switch FS728TP Smart Switch Software Administration Manual
Configuring Switching Settings 4-23
v1.0, December 2007
Global Settings
• Spanning Tree State – Select the STP state on the device. The possible field values are:
– Enable – Enable STP on the device.
– Disable – Disable STP on the device.
Status
• Bridge Identifier – Displays the Bridge priority and MAC address.
• Time Since Topology Change – Displays the amount of time that has elapsed since the
bridge was initialized or reset or the last topology change that occurred. The time is
displayed in a day-hour-minute-second format, such as 2 days 5 hours 10 minutes and 4
seconds. The current root port and current root path cost display as zero when the device is
not connected to the network.
• Designated Root – Displays the Root Bridge priority and MAC address.
• Root Port – Displays the port number that offers the lowest cost path from this bridge to
the Root Bridge. This field is significant when the bridge is not the Root Bridge.
• Max Age (Sec) – Displays 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 Maximum Age Time is 20 seconds.
• Forward Delay (Sec) – Displays 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.
• Hello Time (Sec) – Displays 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.
2. Select Enable or Disable in the Spanning Tree State provided field.
3. Click Apply to update the device.
Advanced
The STP Advanced menu contains the following options:
• “STP Configuration”
• “CST Configuration”
• “CST Port Configuration”