
Chapter 18: Spanning Tree and Rapid Spanning Tree Protocols
272 Section IV: Spanning Tree Protocols
Enabling or Disabling a Spanning Tree Protocol
To enable or disable spanning tree on the switch or to select the active
spanning tree protocol, perform the following procedure:
1. From the Home page, select Configuration.
2. From the Configuration menu, select the Layer 2 option.
3. Select the Spanning Tree tab.
The Spanning Tree tab is shown in Figure 109.
Figure 109. Spanning Tree Tab (Configuration)
4. To select a spanning tree version, from the Active Protocol Version
parameter click STP, RSTP, or MSTP. The default is RSTP.
Only one spanning tree protocol can be active on the switch at a
time.
5. To enable or disable spanning tree, click the Enable Spanning Tree
check box. A check indicates that the feature is enabled while no
check indicates that the feature is disabled. The default is disabled.
6. Click Apply.
A change to the status of the spanning tree protocol is immediately
implemented on the switch.
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