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Speed—Indicates the port speed. The possible field values are:
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Path Cost—Indicates the amount this port contributes to the Root Path Cost. The
Path Cost can be adjusted to a higher or lower value, and can forward traffic to or away
from a path being rerouted. The path cost has a value of 1 to 65,535.
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Default Path Cost—Specifies the default path cost.
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Priority—Indicates the priority value of the port. The Priority value can be used to
influence the port choice when a bridge has two ports connected in a loop on the same
LAN. The priority value is between 0 -255.
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Designated Bridge ID—Indicates the priority and the MAC Address of the designated
bridge.
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Designated Port—Indicates the priority and the MAC Address of the selected port on
the designated bridge.
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Designated Cost—Indicates the cost of the designated port participating in the STP
topology.
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Forward Transitions—Indicates the number of times the port has changed from the
blocking state to forwarding.
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LAG—Specifies the LAG to which the port is attached.
Enabling STP on a port:
Open the STP Port Settings page.
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Select Enabled in the STP field.
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Define the Priority, Path Cost, Default Path Cost, and the Fast Link fields.
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Click Apply Changes. STP is enabled on the port.
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Configuring Switch Infor m ation
Learning—The port is currently in the learning mode. The port cannot forward
traffic however it can learn new MAC addresses.
Forwarding—The port is currently in the forwarding mode. The port can forward
traffic and learn new MAC addresses.
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