Netgear XS728T – ProSAFE® 10 Gigabit Smart Managed Switch Guia Do Administrador

Use the Rapid STP screen to view information about Rapid Spanning Tree (RSTP) port 
status. 

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Select Switching > STP > Advanced > RSTP. 

The following table describes the Rapid STP Status information displayed on the screen..

Use the MST Configuration screen to configure Multiple Spanning Tree (MST) on the switch. 

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Select Switching > STP > Advanced > MST Configuration. 

To add an MST instance, configure the MST values and click Add:

MST ID. Specify the ID of the MST to create. The valid range is 1–15.

Priority. Specify the bridge priority value for the MST. When switches or bridges are 
running STP, each is assigned a priority. After exchanging BPDUs, the switch with the 
lowest priority value becomes the root bridge. The bridge priority is a multiple of 4096. 
The default priority is 32768.The valid range is 0–61440.

VLAN ID. The list contains all VLANs configured on the switch. Select a VLAN to 
associate with the MST instance.

Click Apply to send the updated configuration to the switch.

Point-to-point MAC

Derived value of the point-to-point status. 

CST Regional Root

Displays the bridge priority and base MAC address of the CST regional root.

CST Path Cost

Displays the path cost to the CST tree regional root.

Port Forwarding State

Displays the forwarding state of this port.

Interface

The physical or port channel interfaces associated with VLANs associated with the CST.

Role

Each MST bridge port that is enabled is assigned a port role for each spanning tree. The 
port role can be one of the following values: Root, Designated, Alternate, Backup, 
Master, or Disabled.

Mode

Specifies the spanning tree operation mode. Different modes are STP, RSTP, and MSTP.

Fast Link

Indicates whether the port is enabled as an edge port.

Status

The forwarding state of this port.