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Chapter 7: Configuring IP Information
Configuring Layer 2
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corresponding IP address. The ARP table can be filled in statically by the user. When a static ARP entry
is defined, a permanent entry is put in the table, which the system uses to translate IP addresses to MAC
addresses. To define ARP:
1. Click
System
>
System Management
>
IP Addressing
>
ARP
. The
ARP Page
opens:
ARP Page
The
ARP Page
contains the following fields.
•
ARP Entry Age Out
— Defines the amount of time (seconds) that pass between ARP requests
about an ARP table entry. After this period, the entry is deleted from the table. The range is 1 -
40000000, where zero indicates that entries are never cleared from the cache. The default value is
60,000 seconds.
•
Clear ARP Table Entries
— Indicates the type of ARP entries that are cleared on all devices. The
possible values are:
–
None
— ARP entries are not cleared.
–
All
— All ARP entries are cleared.
–
Dynamic
— Only dynamic ARP entries are cleared.
–
Static
— Only static ARP entries are cleared.
•
Interface
— Indicates the interface connected to the device.
•
IP Address
— Indicates the station IP address, which is associated with the MAC address filled in
below.