Configuring the WSM using Device Manager

Configuring Spanning Tree bridge

To configure Spanning Tree bridge:

From the Device View, select the Web Switching Module.

The Web Switching Module is highlighted.

From the Edit menu, select Edit > WSM Card > Bridge.

The Bridge dialog box opens to the General tab.

In the Aging Timeout field, type one of the following:

the amount of time (1 to 65535 seconds) you want the bridge to wait for a packet from a station before it removes the station from the forwarding database
0 to disable aging

From the Bridge dialog box, select the Spanning Tree tab.

The Spanning Tree tab opens.

In the Tree field, click the down arrow and select an STG.

Note: Spanning Tree Group 1 contains all configured VLANs until you assign individual VLANs to other Spanning Tree Groups. See Configuring a Spanning Tree Group.

In the Priority field, type the bridge priority--0 to 65,535.

In the Root Maximum Age field, type the maximum amount of time (600 to 4,000 seconds) you want the bridge to wait to receive a BDPU before reconfiguring the STP network.

In the Root Hello Interval field, type the frequency (1 to 1,000 seconds) with which you want the root bridge to transmit a configuration BPDU.

In the Root Forwarding Delay field, type the amount of time (4 to 30 seconds) you want a bridge port to wait before it changes from the listening state to the learning state and from the learning state to the forwarding state.

Click Set > Apply > Close.

The bridge parameters are configured for this Spanning Tree Group.

To save the change, right-click the WSM card and choose one of the following from the shortcut menu:

Save configuration (backup)--Saves changes to the active and backup WSM configuration blocks.
Save configuration (no backup)--Saves changes to the active WSM configuration block.