User's Manual

9.2 Spanning Tree Settings
Spanning Tree Status Enable or disable the OM2P Spanning Tree function.
Bridge Hello Time Specify Bridge Hello Time, in seconds. This value determine how
often the OM2P sends hello packets to communicate information
about the topology throughout the entire Bridged Local Area
Network
Bridge Max Age Specify Bridge Max Age, in seconds. If another bridge in the
spanning tree does not send a hello packet for a long period of
time, it is assumed to be dead.
Bridge Forward Delay Specify Bridge Forward Delay, in seconds. Forwarding delay time
is the time spent in each of the Listening and Learning states
before the Forwarding state is entered. This delay is provided so
that when a new bridge comes onto a busy network, it looks at
some traffic before participating.
Priority Specify the Priority number. Smaller number has greater priority.
Accept / Cancel Click Accept to confirm the changes or Cancel to cancel and
return previous settings.
Clicking Accept does not apply the changes. To apply them, use Status > Save/Load (see
section 4.1).