Owner's Manual

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Port State
Indicates the current STP state of a port. If enabled, the port state
determines what forwarding action is taken regarding traffic. The
possible port states are:
Disabled
:
STP is disabled on the port. The port forwards traffic while
learning MAC addresses.
Blocking
:
The port is blocked and cannot be used to forward traffic or
learn MAC addresses.
Listening
:
The port is in listening mode. The port cannot forward
traffic or learn MAC addresses in this state.
Learning
:
The port is in learning mode. The port cannot forward traffic.
However, it can learn new MAC addresses.
Forwarding
:
The port is in forwarding mode. The port can forward
traffic and learn new MAC addresses in this state.
Click Apply to update the system settings.
STP Port Statistics
Display STP related packet counters on each port.
Click Clear to clear STP packet counters on specific ports.