Configure cst port settings – NETGEAR MS510TXPP 8 Port Gigabit PoE Managed Switch User Manual

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Configure CST Port Settings

Use the CST Port Configuration page to configure Common Spanning Tree (CST) and
Internal Spanning Tree on a specific port on the switch.

To configure CST port settings:

1.

Connect your computer to the same network as the switch.

You can use a WiFi or wired connection to connect your computer to the network, or
connect directly to a switch that is off-network using an Ethernet cable.

2.

Launch a web browser.

3.

In the address field of your web browser, enter the IP address of the switch.

If you do not know the IP address of the switch, see

Access the Switch on page

14

.

The login window opens.

4.

Enter the switch’s password in the

Password

field.

The default password is

password

.

The System Information page displays.

5.

Select

Switching > STP > Advanced > CST Port Configuration

.

The Port Configuration page displays.

6.

Select which type of interfaces display onscreen:

To display physical ports only, click the

PORTS

link.

To display LAGs only, click the

LAGS

link.

To display both physical ports and LAGs, click the

All

link.

7.

Select one or more interfaces by taking one of the following actions:

To configure a single interface, select the check box associated with the interface, or
type the interface number in the

Go To Interface

field and click the

Go

button.

To configure multiple interfaces with the same settings, select the check box
associated with each interface.

To configure all interfaces with the same settings, select the check box in the heading
row.

8.

From the

STP Status

menu, select the option to enable or disable spanning tree

administrative mode associated with the port or port channel.

The possible values are

Enable

and

Disable

. The default value is Enable.

9.

From the

Fast Link

menu, select whether the specified port is an edge port within the CST.

The possible values are

Enable

,

Disable

, and

Auto

. The default value is Auto, which

specifies that the switch waits three seconds (with no BPDUs received on the interface)
before placing the interface into the PortFast mode.

10.

From the

BPDU Forwarding

menu, configure BPDU forwarding.

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