Asante Technologies 6200 - Manual (Page 110)

Spanning Tree Protocol
Page 7-3
The Root Bridge is a central point from which the network is
configured. It is selected on the basis of having the lowest
Bridge Identifier value
. This is a combination of the bridge’s
unique MAC address and a priority component defined for the
bridge.
The Root Bridge generates BPDUs on all ports at a regular
interval known as the
Hello Time . All other bridges in the
network have a Root Port. This is the port nearest to the Root
Bridge, and it is used for receiving the BPDUs initiated by the
Root Bridge.
Enabling/
Disabling STP
The IntraSwitch is shipped with Spanning Tree enabled on all
ports. It can be manually enabled or disabled following the
instructions below See Chapter 4, “Setting Up For Management”
for information on accessing the Local Management Interface.
To enable or disable STP on your IntraSwitch:
1 Access the Local Management Interface.
2 Type c to open the Configuration Menu. The
“Enter Password” prompt appears.
3 Type your password at the prompt.
4 Open the Spanning Tree Configuration Menu by
typing
s in the Configuration Menu. See
Figure 7-1.
5 Type t to toggle STP to enabled or disabled .
If you select disabled , you are prompted to
confirm the change.
The STP status is changed. The status is dis-
played at the top of the screen next to
STP Sta-
tus.
For a description of the STP’s current settings,
see Table 7-1.
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