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SG71070M
Revision A3
2-8 MAC Table
Switching of frames is based upon the DMAC address contained in the frame. The 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 have been seen after a
configurable age time.
Web Interface
To configure MAC Table Configuration in the web interface:
Aging Configuration
1.
Click configuration, MAC Table.
2.
Specify the Disable Automatic Aging and Aging Time.
3.
Click Apply.
MAC Table Learning
1.
Click configuration.
2.
Specify the Port Members (Auto, Disable, Secure).
3.
Click Apply.
Static MAC Table Configuration
1.
Click configuration and Add new Static entry.
2.
Specify the VLAN IP and Mac address, Port Members.
3.
Click Apply.
Figure 2-8: The MAC Table Configuration