Chapter 55 Static MAC Forwarding
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Static MAC Forwarding
55.1 Static MAC Forwarding Overview
This chapter discusses how to configure forwarding rules based on MAC addresses of devices on your
network.
Use these screens to configure static MAC address forwarding.
55.1.1 What You Can Do
Use the
Static MAC Forwarding
screen (
) to assign static MAC addresses for a
port.
55.2 Configure Static MAC Forwarding
A static MAC address is an address that has been manually entered in the MAC address 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. This may reduce the need for broadcasting.
Click
SWITCHING
>
Static MAC Forwarding
in the navigation panel to display the configuration screen as
shown.
Figure 264
SWITCHING > Static MAC Forwarding
The following table describes the labels in this screen.
Table 194 SWITCHING > Static MAC Forwarding
LABEL
DESCRIPTION
Index
This is the index number of a static MAC address rule.
Active
This field displays whether this static MAC address forwarding rule is active. You may temporarily
deactivate a rule without deleting it.
Name
This field displays the descriptive name for identification purposes for this static MAC address-
forwarding rule.