Allied Telesis AT-S79 - Manual (Page 173)

AT-S79 Management Software User’s Guide
Section I: Using the Menus Interface 173
The following prompt is displayed:
Select port number to be changed>
Port number is in range from 1 to 9, 0 to set all ports
8. Enter the number of the port you want to change, or type 0 (zero) to
apply the settings to all ports on the switch.
The following prompt is displayed:
Set point-to-point for port n >(A/T/F)
This parameter defines whether the port is functioning as a point-to-
point port. The possible settings are Auto, True, and False. For an
explanation of this parameter, refer to “Point-to-Point and Edge Ports”
on page 159.
9. Enter A for Auto, T for True, or F for False, according to the operating
status that your network requires. See the guidelines in Table 6.
10. Type M to select Restart Port Migration.
The following prompt is displayed:
Select port number to be changed>
11. Enter the number of the port you want to change.
The following prompt is displayed:
Restart the protocol migration process for port n ? (Y/N)
This parameter resets an RSTP port, allowing it to send RSTP BPDUs.
When an RSTP bridge receives STP BPDUs on an RSTP port, the port
transmits STP BPDUs. The RSTP port continues to transmit STP
BPDUs indefinitely.
12. Enter T for True or F for False.
Table 6. RSTP Point-to-Point Status
Admin Operation Port Duplex Operation
Auto True Full
False Half
True True Full or Half
False False Full or Half