Modular Ethernet Switch User’s Guide
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Using the Console Interface
Please refer to the Packet Forwarding section of the
“Switch Management Concepts”
chapter of this manual
for more detailed information.
Configure Static Forwarding Table
The Static Forwarding Table
displays a list of manually defined static MAC address entries. When the Switch
receives a packet with a specified MAC address in its destination field, it will always forward the packet to
the specified port. These entries will never age-out.
To access the
Static Forwarding Table Configuration
screen, choose
Configure Filtering and
Forwarding Table
from the
System
Configuration
menu. Then select
Configure Static Forwarding
Table
from the bottom of the
Configure Filtering and Forwarding Table
screen. The following screen
appears:
Figure 6-23. Static Forwarding Table Configuration screen
By mapping a MAC address to a destination port, the switch can permanently forward traffic for a specified
device through a specific port, even after long periods of network inactivity or during times of network
congestion.
The following fields at the top of the screen can be set:
♦
Action
Choose
Add
or
Remove
for each entry from the table.
♦
MAC Address
Enter a MAC address in this field at the top of the screen. This is the MAC address of
the device that you are creating a permanent forwarding address for. A total of ten destination
addresses per page will be seen at the bottom of the screen. The Switch can hold up to 96 entries.
♦
VID
This setting only appears when Port-based or 802.1Q VLANs are active and defines the VLAN ID
number in the packet. Make sure the port can accept packets on this VLAN by assigning the port this
VID number.
♦
Module
&
Port
The module and port number are entered in these fields. The Switch will always
forward traffic with the specified MAC Address and VLAN ID (if Port-based or 802.1Q VLANs are
enabled) through this port.
♦
Status
This is a read-only field listing the status of the static forwarding table entry. It can be “in use”
or “not apply.” “Not apply” means that there is a static filter for the same MAC address. Static filters
always take precedence over static forwarding entries. The Switch will automatically upgrade the
Status to “in use” once the static filter is removed.
