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700 Series Managed Switch User’s Guide for Software v2.1
Administration Console Telnet Interface 4-23
SM-10004-02
Figure 4-32: Spanning Tree: Bridge Settings
When Spanning tree is used in conjunction with a set of aggregated ports, otherwise known as a
port trunking, Spanning Tree will treat the trunk as a single virtual port.
• Enable: There are four other tunable parameters to be addressed when enabled.
Hello Time Time between configuration messages sent by the Spanning Tree algorithm
Max Age Amount of time before a configuration message is discarded by the system
Forward Delay Amount of time system spent transitioning from the ‘learning’ to the
‘listening’ to the ‘forwarding’ states
Bridge Priority Priority setting among other switches in the Spanning Tree
• Disable: Disable Spanning Tree algorithm on the system.
Main Menu> Advanced> Spanning Tree> Port Settings
For the Port Settings options, you can specify Spanning Tree port priority, cost, and Fastlink
parameters for each port.