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Stackable NWay Ethernet Switch User’s Guide
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Using the Console Interface
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Bridge Priority (0–65535)
A Bridge Priority is a read-write object that can be set from 0 to 65535. This is
the priority number of the bridge. The value is used in conjunction with the bridge MAC address to set the bridge
ID, which in turn is used when determining the root bridge of a multibridged network. The root bridge is
responsible for processing data packets when network loops occur. The smaller the number set, the higher the
bridge priority is. The higher the bridge priority, the more chance the bridge has of becoming the root bridge. Zero
is the highest priority.
STP Custom Settings
To change the parameters on individual ports:
1.
Choose Configure Spanning Tree Protocol from the System Configuration menu.
2.
Choose STP Port Settings from the Configure Spanning Tree Protocol menu. The following screen
appears:
Figure 6-19. STP Port Settings screen
Items in the above window are described as follows:
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STP Status
Sets the Spanning Tree Protocol on a particular port to Enabled or Disabled.
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Cost
Defines the cost for the connection.
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Priority
Port Priority is a read-write object that can be set from 0 to 255. This is the priority number of the
port. The higher the port priority, the more chance the bridge has of becoming the root port. Zero is the highest
priority.
Note:
If a port is a member of a trunk group but is not the anchor, the items shown in the above table will be read-
only and the values will be the same as those for the anchor port.