Configuring WSS System Parameters 201Nortel WLAN—Management Software 2300 Series Reference Guide1 Access the VLAN table:a Select the Configuration tool bar option.b In the Organizer panel, click the plus sign next to the WSS.c Click the plus sign next to System.d Select VLANs.2 In the Content panel, select the VLAN.3 In the Task List panel, select Spanning Tree.4 To enable STP, click Enabled.5 In the Bridge Priority box, specify this STP bridge’s priority (0 to 65,535). The default is 32,768.The bridge with the lowest priority value becomes the root bridge for the spanning tree.6 In the Max Age box, specify the maximum age value (6 to 40 seconds), which controls how longinformation from other bridges is kept. The default is 20 seconds.7 In the Hello Time box, specify the interval (1 to 10 seconds) between each configuration message fromthe root bridge. The default is 2 seconds.8 In the Forward Delay box, specify the amount of time (4 to 30 seconds) a bridge waits after a topologychange to begin forwarding data packets. The default is 15 seconds.9 Click OK.Changing STP Port Settings in a VLAN1 Access the VLAN table:a Select the Configuration tool bar option.b In the Organizer panel, click the plus sign next to the WSS.c Click the plus sign next to System.d Select VLANs.2 In the Content panel, select the VLAN.3 Click Properties.4 Click the Spanning Tree Ports tab.5 To enable spanning tree packet processing (Tx/Rx) on that port, make sure Enabled is selected. This isthe default.To disable this feature, clear Enabled. If you disable spanning tree packet processing on the port, thefollowing might happen:• If STP is enabled on the VLAN, spanning tree packets are dropped at the port.Note. This wizard configures STP features for an individual VLAN but does notconfigure fast convergence features, which are global. (See “Enabling STP FastConvergence Features” (page 202).)
