Users Guide

Dell PowerConnect 55xx Systems User Guide 431
Global Settings
To enable STP and select the STP mode on the device:
1
Click Switching > Spanning Tree > Global Settings in the tree view to
display the
Global Settings page.
Figure 13-1. Global Settings
The currently-defined settings are displayed.
2 Enter the fields:
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Spanning Tree State — Enable Spanning Tree on the device.
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STP Operation Mode — Select the STP mode enabled on the device.
The possible options are:
•
Classic STP — Enables Classic STP on the device.
•
Rapid STP — Enables Rapid STP on the device. This is the
default value.
•
Multiple STP — Enables Multiple STP on the device.