Netgear FS752TS – ProSAFE 48 Port 10/100 Stackable Smart Switch with 4 Gigabit Ports Installation Guide

Configuring Switching Settings

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Bridge Identifier – Displays the Bridge priority and MAC address.

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Time Since Topology Change – Displays the amount of time that has elapsed since the 
bridge was initialized or reset or the last topology change that occurred. The time is 
displayed in a day-hour-minute-second format, such as 2 days 5 hours 10 minutes and 4 
seconds. The current root port and current root path cost display as zero when the device is 
not connected to the network.

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Designated Root – Displays the Root Bridge priority and MAC address.

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Root Port – Displays the port number that offers the lowest cost path from this bridge to 
the Root Bridge. This field is significant when the bridge is not the Root Bridge. 

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Max Age (secs) – Displays the device Maximum Age Time. The Maximum Age Time is 
the amount of time in seconds a bridge waits before sending configuration messages. The 
default Maximum Age Time is 20 seconds.

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Forward Delay (secs) – Displays the device Forward Delay Time. The Forward Delay 
Time is the amount of time in seconds a bridge remains in a listening and learning state 
before forwarding packets. The default is 15 seconds.

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Hello Time (secs) – Displays the device Hello Time. The Hello Time indicates the amount 
of time in seconds a Root Bridge waits between configuration messages. The default is 2 
seconds.

2. Select Enable or Disable in the Spanning Tree State provided field.

3. Click APPLY to update the device.

The STP Advanced menu contains the following options:

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The Advanced STP Configuration screen contains parameters for enabling STP on the device.