NETGEAR M4300 - Page 222

Configure Switching Information
222
M4300 Series and M4300-96X Fully Managed Switches User Manual
6. To add a new MST, do the following:
a. Configure the MST values,
• MST ID. Specify the ID of the MST to create. The valid values for this are 1 to
4094. This is only visible when the select option of the MST ID select box is
selected.
• Priority. The bridge priority value for the MST
. When switches or bridges are
running STP, each is assigned a priority. After exchanging BPDUs, the switch with
the lowest priority value becomes the root bridge. The bridge priority is a multiple
of 4096. If you specify a priority that is not a multiple of 4096, the priority is
automatically set to the next lowest priority that is a multiple of 4096. For example,
if the priority is attempted to be set to any value between 0 and 4095, it is set to 0.
The default priority is 32768.The valid range is 0–61440.
• VLAN ID.
This gives a combo box of each VLAN on the switch.
These can be
selected or unselected for re-configuring the association of VLANs to MST
instances.
b. Click the Add button
This creates the new MST that you configured.
7. To modify an MST instance, do the following:
a. Select the check box next to the instance.
Y
ou can select multiple check boxes to apply the same setting to all selected ports.
b. Update the values.
c. click the Apply button.
8. T
o delete an MST instance, do the following:
a. Select the check box for the instance.
b. Click the
Delete button.