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M4300 Intelligent Edge Series Fully Managed Stackable Switches
Configure Switching Information User Manual222
The port priority is set in multiples of 16. For example if the priority is attempted to be set
to any value between 0 and 15, it is set to 0. If it is tried to be set to any value between 16
and (2*16-1) it is set to 16 and so on. The default value is 128.
7. Use Admin Edge Port to specify if the specified port is an Edge Port within the CIST
.
Use the menu to select Disable or Enable.
The default value is Disable.
8. Use Port Path Cost to set the Path Cost to a new value for the specified port in the
common and internal spanning tree.
It takes a value in the range of 1 to 200000000. The default is 0.
9. Use External Port Path Cost to set the External Path Cost to a new value for the specified
port in the spanning tree.
It takes a value in the range of 1 to 200000000. The default is 0.
10. Use BPDU Filter to configure the BPDU Filter
, which filters the BPDU traffic on this port
when STP is enabled on this port.
The possible values are Enable or Disable.
The default value is Disable.
11. Use BPDU Flood to configure the BPDU Flood, which floods the BPDU traf
fic arriving on
this port when STP is disabled on this port.
The possible values are Enable or Disable.
The default value is Disable.
12. Use Auto Edge to configure the auto edge mode of a port, which allows the port to become
an edge port if it does not see BPDUs for some duration.
The possible values are Enable or Disable.
The default value is Enable.
13. Use Root Guard to configure the root guard mode, which sets a port to discard any superior
information received by the port and thus protect against root of the device from changing.
The port gets put into discarding state and does not forward any packets. The possible
values are Enable or Disable.
The default value is Disable.
14. Use Loop Guard to enable or disable the loop guard on the port to protect Layer 2
forwarding loops.
If loop guard is enabled, the port moves into the STP loop inconsistent blocking state
instead of the listening/learning/forwarding state.
The default value is Disable
15. Use TCN Guard to configure the TCN guard for a port restricting the port from propagating
any topology change information received through that port.
The possible values are Enable or Disable.
The default value is Disable.
16. Use Port Mode to enable or disable Spanning
Tree Protocol Administrative mode
associated with the port or port channel.
The possible values are Enable or Disable.
The default value is Disable.
17. Click the Apply button.
Your settings are saved.