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EtherFast
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Layer 3 Management 4-Port Gigabit Ethernet Switch
Select OK to return to the previous panel.
MAC Filtering Configuration
The MAC Filtering Configuration screen, shown in Figure 6-62, allows you
to filter out specified MAC addresses. Any node that presents a security risk
or is malfunctioning can be filtered from this Switch. Security filtering can
be used to drop all the traffic from a host device based on a specified MAC
address.
To add a MAC address, use Add. To delete an address, highlight it with the cur-
sor and press Enter. Select Apply to make changes. Select OK to return to the
previous panel. Select Prev Page to view the previous page. Select Next Page
to view the next page. To display a specific page, set the page number in the
Page field and then press Apply.
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Default Route Menu
The Default Route Menu screen, shown in Figure 6-60, is used to define the
router to which the Switch will forward all traffic for unknown networks.
You can have primary and secondary default routes.
• VLAN - The VLAN route where traffic will be sent.
• Next Hop Address - IP address of the default router.
• Metric - Number of hops required to reach the default route.
Select Apply to make changes. Select OK to return to the previous panel.
Select Cancel to cancel any changes.
Security Menu
The Security Menu is used to configure security options.
• MAC Filtering Configuration - Security filtering can be used to drop all the
traffic from a host device based on a specified MAC address. Traffic with
either a source or destination address listed in the MAC Filtering
Configuration table will be filtered.
• IP Filtering Configuration - Configures IP filtering settings. (Only avail-
able when the Switch is in multilayer mode)
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Figure 6-60
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Figure 6-62