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4.13 Address Table
Switching of frames is based upon the DMAC address contained in the frame. The Managed Switch
builds up a table that maps MAC addresses to switch ports for knowing which ports the frames should
go to (based upon the DMAC address in the frame). This table contains both static and dynamic entries.
The static entries are configured by the network administrator if the administrator wants to do a fixed
mapping between the DMAC address and switch ports.
The frames also contain a MAC address (SMAC address), which shows the MAC address of the
equipment sending the frame. The SMAC address is used by the switch to automatically update the
MAC table with these dynamic MAC addresses. Dynamic entries are removed from the MAC table if no
frame with the corresponding SMAC address has been seen after a configurable age time.
4.13.1 MAC Address Table Configuration
The MAC Address Table is configured on this page. Set timeouts for entries in the dynamic MAC Table
and configure the static MAC table here. The MAC Address Table Configuration screen in
Figure 4-13-1
appears.
Figure 4-13-1:
MAC Address Table Configuration page screenshot
The page includes the following fields:
