Dell PowerConnect 3024 User Manual page 18

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 — 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
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Tree Protocol is detecting network loops. Low numeric value indicates a high priority.
Cost — Cost assigned to this port for the Spanning Tree Protocol
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(1- 65536). A port with a lower cost is less likely to be blocked if the Spanning Tree Protocol is detecting network loops.
Fast Link — Fast Link immediately enables the port in forwarding state when a link comes up. The port is not part of the Spanning Tree at that time,
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but will participate in future Spanning Tree Resolutions.
NOTE: This option is useful if a device is connected to a port that requires network access immediately when the link comes up and cannot wait for
a Spanning Tree resolution.
VLAN & CoS
The VLAN & CoS page includes links to the following pages:
VLAN & CoS Tagging
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Default Port VLAN
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Default Port CoS
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Layer 3 Priority — DiffServ
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VLAN & CoS Tagging
In the Membership page, you define VLAN groups. The following options are available:
Show VLAN — Select the VLAN for which you want to edit the membership setting.
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