NETGEAR GS108T-200NAS Software Administration Manual page 297

Note: Bridge priority values are multiples of 4096.
If you do not specify a root bridge and all switches have the same Bridge Priority value, the
switch with the lowest MAC address is elected as the root bridge (see
page 3-25).
5. From the CST Port Configuration screen, select ports g1–g8 and select Enable from the STP
Status menu (see "CST Port Configuration" on page
6. Click Apply.
7. Select ports g1–g5 (edge ports), and select Enable from the Fast Link menu.
Since the edge ports are not at risk for network loops, ports with Fast Link enabled transition
directly to the Forwarding state.
8. Click Apply.
You can use the CST Port Status screen to view spanning tree information about each port.
9. From the MST Configuration screen, create a MST instances with the following settings:
• MST ID: 1
• Priority: Use the default (32768)
• VLAN ID: 300
For more information, see
10. Click Add.
11. Create a second MST instance with the following settings
• MST ID: 2
• Priority: 49152
• VLAN ID: 500
12. Click Add.
In this example, assume that Switch 1 has become the Root bridge for the MST instance 1, and
Switch 2 has become the Root bridge for MST instance 2. Switch 3 has hosts in the Sales
department (ports g1, g2, and g3) and in the HR department (ports g4 and g5). Switches 1 and 2
also have hosts in the Sales and Human Resources departments. The hosts connected from
Configuration Examples
GS108T and GS110TP Smart Switch Software Administration Manual
"MST Configuration" on page
v1.0, April 2010
"CST Configuration" on
3-27).
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