D-Link DGS-3204 - Switch - EN 100VG-AnyLAN, User Manual

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Gigabit Ethernet Switch User’s Guide
60 Using the Console Interface
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Under the Destination MAC Address heading a total of
ten destination addresses will be seen per page. The
Switch can hold up to 256 entries.
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Under the Destination Port heading a port number
will be displayed for each corresponding destination
address.
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Under the Status heading, the status will be displayed
for each corresponding destination address. The
status of the MAC address should show “in use”.
By mapping a port to a destination MAC address, the switch
can permanently forward traffic to the specified device,
even after long periods of network inactivity or during
times of network congestion.
To make a change to the Custom Forwarding Table,
choose either Add or Remove in the Action field. Then
enter the MAC Address, the Port number that
permanently forwards traffic from the specified device,
regardless of the device’s network activity or current
network congestion, and press APPLY.
The Custom Filtering Table contains filtering information
configured into the Switch by (local or network)
management specifying the set of ports to which packets
received from specific ports and containing specific
destination addresses are not allowed to be forwarded. You
can use the Custom Filtering Table for network security
purposes thereby discarding unwanted addresses from the
Forwarding Table.
Dynamic Filtering and Static Filtering are among the two
important features of the Custom Filtering Table. They are