ZyXEL Communications Dimension GS-3012F, User Manual

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GS-3012F User’s Guide
Static MAC Forward Setup 8-1
Chapter 8
Static MAC Forward Setup
Use these screens to configure static MAC address forwarding.
8.1 Introduction to Static MAC Forward Setup
A static MAC address entry is an address that has been manually entered in the MAC address learning table.
Static MAC addresses do not age out. When you set up static MAC address rules, you are setting static MAC
addresses for a port. Devices that match static MAC address rules on a port can
only receive traffic on that port
and cannot receive traffic on other ports. This may reduce unicast flooding.
8.2 Configuring Static MAC Forwarding
Click Static MAC Forwarding to display the configuration screen as shown.
Figure 8-1 Static MAC Forwarding
The following table describes the labels in this screen.
Table 8-1 Static MAC Forwarding
LABEL DESCRIPTION
Active Select this check box to activate your rule. You may temporarily deactivate a rule without deleting
it by clearing this check box.
Name Enter a descriptive name for identification purposes for this static MAC address forwarding rule.
MAC Address Enter the MAC address in valid MAC address format, that is, six hexadecimal character pairs.
Static MAC addresses do not age out.
VID Enter the VLAN identification number.