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Allied Telesis AT-S26 User Manual

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Managing a Switch

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Activating or

Deactivating STP

and Configuring

the Port

Parameters

The Omega program allows you activate and deactivate STP on a per
port basis. You can also adjust the STP parameters for each port. To
configure the protocol parameters for the individual ports on a switch,
perform the following procedure:

1. From the Omega Main Menu, select Bridging.

The Bridging menu shown in Figure 11 is displayed.

Figure 11 Bridging Menu

2. Select Port spanning tree configuration.

The Port Parameters for the Spanning Tree Protocol window shown in
Figure 12 is displayed. The window lists the ports on the switch and
the current STP parameter settings for the ports.

Figure 12 Port Parameters for the Spanning Tree Protocol

3. To enable or disable STP for all the ports on the switch, select either

Enable Spanning Tree for all Ports or Disable Spanning Tree for all Ports.

If you enable STP on the ports, the Omega interface sets each port to
the default values of 128 for the port priority and 1 for the port cost.

4. To enable or disable STP for a particular port, select the port.

Bridge Menu

Spanning tree parameters
Port spanning tree configuration
Return to Main Menu ...

Port

Priority

Cost

1:

--

--

2:

--

--

3:

--

--

4:

--

--

5:

--

--

6:

--

--

Enable Spanning Tree for All Ports
Disable Spanning Tree for All Ports

Return to Bridge Menu ...