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Spanning Tree Protocol (STP) Settings
This page allows you to modify the Spanning Tree settings.
Enabling Spanning Tree protocol will prevent network loops
in your LAN network.
Spanning Tree Status: Enables or disables the Spanning
Tree function.
Hello Time: Species Bridge Hello Time in seconds. This
value determines how often the device sends handshake
packets to communicate information about the topology
throughout the entire Bridged Local Area Network.
Max Age: Species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.
Forward Delay:Species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analyzesdatatrafcbefore
participating.
Priority: SpeciesthePriorityNumber.Asmallernumber
has greater priority.
Save: Click Savetoconrmthechanges.