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Chapter 5: Web Based Management Utility
Basic Settings
Clicking the BASIC SETTINGS tab brings up the RSTP CONFIGURATION page (Figure 5-67),
which displays the various parameters for RSTP configuration. The parameters for this
page are shown in Table 5-51.
Figure 5-67. RSTP Configuration Page
Table 5-51. RSTP Configuration Page Parameters
Parameter Description
Select Control This parameter allows you to select RSTP Global Settings to use in the switch.
Context ID This parameter shows the unique ID of RSTP Global Settings.
Priority
This parameter specifies the Bridge priority, which can be used to select the root
bridge. The allowed value ranges from 0 to 61440.
The default priority value is
32768.
Version
This parameter allows you to choose to run the protocol in RSTP or STP
compatible version.
Tx Hold Count
This parameter specifies the maximum number of packets that can be sent in a
given interval. This is configured to avoid flooding. Transmit hold count value
may be from 1 to 10. The default value is 6.
Default Path Cost
Type
This parameter allows you to configure the path cost either as a 16-bit value or a
32-bit value. This is provided mainly for backward compatibility with STAP.
Maximum Age
(Seconds)
This specifies the time period for which the information received in the RSTP
BDPU is valid. The max age values from 6 to 40 seconds. The default value is
20.
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