NETGEAR GS700TP Switch User Manual


 
GS700TP Smart Switch Software Administration Manual
4-28 Configuring Switching Settings
v1.0, December 2007
“CST Configuration”
“CST Port Configuration”
STP Configuration
The Advanced STP Configuration screen contains parameters for enabling STP on the device.
To configure STP on the device:
1. Click Switching > STP > Advanced > STP Configuration. The Advanced STP
Configuration screen displays:
The Advanced STP Configuration screen contains the following fields:
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, and the last topographic 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 cost display as zero when the device is not
connected to the network.
Figure 4-21