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Figure 11: bridging menu – Allied Telesis AT-S24 User Manual

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Managing a Switch

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Caution

STP on a switch is disabled by default. If you enable STP, the switch
provides default STP parameters that are adequate for most
networks. Changing them without prior experience and an
understanding of how STP works might have a negative effect on
your network.

Activating or

Deactivating STP

and Configuring

the Port

Parameters

The Omega program allows you to 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 in Figure 11 is displayed.

Figure 11 Bridging Menu

2. Select Port spanning tree configuration.