D-Link DES-3624 - Switch - Stackable User Manual - page 112
Stackable NWay Ethernet Switch User’s Guide
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Web-Based Network Management
STP Port Settings
Figure 7-9. STP Port Settings window
Enter the desired Spanning Tree custom settings on this window and then click Apply.
The information above is described as follows:
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STP Status
The Spanning Tree Protocol state for a selected port can either be Enabled or Disabled.
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Cost
The Path Cost is a changeable parameter and may be modified according to the Spanning Tree Algorithm
specification. Each 10 Mbps and 100Mbps segment has an assigned Path Cost of 19.
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Priority
Priority is a read-write object that can be set from 0 to 255. This is the priority number of the port.
The lower the port priority, the more chance the bridge has of becoming the root port. Zero is the highest priority.
Forwarding and Filtering
When a packet hits the Switch, it looks in the filtering and forwarding tables to decide what to do with the packet; either to
filter it off the network, or to forward it through the port on which its destination lies.