STP Summary

Procedure

• Enable STP globally.
  1. Configuration > Advanced Services > STP > STP Summary to access the STP Summary page.
  2. Set Global STP status to ON to enable STP globally.
     

     The STP Global Setting and Interface Status parameters are available only when the STP is enabled globally.

• Configure the global STP function.
  1. Choose Configuration > Advanced Services > STP > STP Summary to access the STP Summary page, as shown in Figure 1.
     Figure 1 STP configuration
     
     

     Table 1 describes the parameters on the STP Summary page.

     Table 1 Description of parameters on the STP Summary page

     Parameter	Description
     STP working mode	Working mode of STP: MSTP: The switch sends MSTP BPDUs. RSTP: The switch sends RSTP BPDUs. STP: The switch sends STP BPDUs. VBST: The switch sends VBST BPDUs. NOTE: In an SVF, the value is RSTP by default and cannot be changed.
     Path cost calculation standard	Method of calculating the path cost: Dot1d-1998: The IEEE 802.1d-1998 standard method is used to calculate the path cost. Dot1t: The IEEE 802.1t standard method is used to calculate the path cost. Legacy: Huawei's method is used to calculate the path cost.
     BPDU protection	Whether BPDU protection is enabled: ON: BPDU protection is enabled. OFF: BPDU protection is disabled.

  2. Set parameters and click Apply.
• Configure the port status.
  1. Choose Configuration > Advanced Services > STP > STP Summary to access the STP Summary page, as shown in Figure 1.
  2. Enter the instance ID in the Instance text box.
  3. Select a port to be configured.

     Perform either of the following operations.

     • Click the port icon to select one or more ports.
     • Drag the mouse to select consecutive ports in a batch.
     • Select the device panel to select all ports.

  4. Click Enable STP, Disable STP, Enable Edge Port, or Disable Edge Port to configure selected ports.