Spanning Tree; Bridge Settings - Dell PowerConnect 3048 User Manual

Spanning Tree

The Spanning Tree page contains links to the following pages that allow you to specify the parameters of the spanning tree protocol:
NOTE: Spanning Tree is enabled by default.
Bridge Settings
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Port Settings
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Bridge Settings

From the Bridge Settings page, you can enable and configure the Spanning Tree. The following options are available:
Enable — Turns the Spanning Tree on. If you enable the Spanning Tree, you must complete the following fields:
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Hello Time — Sets the interval between configuration messages sent by the spanning tree protocol.
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Max Age — Sets the amount of time before the system discards a configuration message.
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Forward Delay — Sets the amount of time the system spends in learning and listening states.
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Bridge Priority — Sets the priority setting among other switches in the spanning tree.
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Disable — Disables the spanning tree protocol on the system.
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To save any changes you make in this page for the current session, click Apply. To reset these fields to their current value, click Reload.
Port Settings
In the Port Settings page, you can specify spanning tree parameters for each port. This page is in a table format. For each port number listed under the Port
column, the following fields are available:
Priority — Assigned to this port for the Spanning Tree Protocol (0 - 255). A port with a higher priority is less likely to be blocked if the Spanning Tree
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Protocol is detecting network loops. Low numeric value indicates a high priority.