Dell PowerConnect 5424 User Manual

308 Configuring Device Information
Defining STP Port Settings
The STP Port Settings page contains fields for assigning STP properties to individual ports. To open the
STP Port Settings page, click Switch→ Spanning Tree→ Port Settings in the tree view.
Figure 7-33. STP Port Settings
• Select a Port — Port on which STP is enabled.
•
STP — Enables or disables STP on the port.
•
Fast Link — When selected, enables Fast Link mode for the port. If Fast Link mode is enabled for
aport, the
Port State is automatically placed in the Forwarding state when the port link is up.
Fast Link mode optimizes the time it takes for the STP protocol to converge. STP convergence can
take 30-60 seconds in large networks.
•
Root Guard — When checked, prevents devices outside the network core from being assigned the
spanning tree root.

Dell PowerConnect 5424 Specifications

General

Ports	24 x 10/100/1000Base-T
Switching Capacity	48 Gbps
Forwarding Rate	35.7 Mpps
VLAN Support	Yes
Rack Mountable	Yes
Power Supply	Internal
MAC Address Table Size	8K entries
RAM	128 MB
Flash Memory	16 MB
Voltage Required	100-240V AC
Management	Web, CLI, SNMP
Operating Temperature	0°C to 45°C
Storage Temperature	-20°C to 70°C
Humidity	10% to 90% (non-condensing)
Standards Compliance	IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE 802.3ab
Remote Management Protocol	SNMP, RMON, Telnet
Features	QoS, VLAN, Link Aggregation