Instruction Manual
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Change the MAC Table settings
Use the MAC Address Table Configuration screen to configure dynamic address
learning or to assign static addresses to specific ports.
You can access the screen by clicking
Configuration
>
MAC Table
.
Menu option
Description
Aging Configuration
Disable Automatic
Aging
Do not automatically remove default dynamic entries from
the MAC Table after the Aging Time expires.
Aging Time
Specify the number of seconds for the aging time (range is
from 10 to 1000000).
MAC Table Learning
Auto
If the learning mode for a port is greyed out, then another
module is in control of the mode and you can’t change it. For
example, one possible module is MAC-Based Authentication
under 802.1X.
Perform learning automatically as soon as a frame with an
unknown SMAC is received.
Disable
Do not perform learning.
Secure
Only static MAC entries are learned; all other frames are
dropped.
Note:
Make sure that the link that manages the switch is
added to the Static MAC Table before you change to secure
learning mode. Otherwise, the management link is lost and
can only to restored by using another non-secure port or by
connecting to the switch via the serial interface.
1. On the main screen of the Web management UI, click
Configuration
>
MAC Table
.
2. Configure the MAC Table.
3. If necessary, change the aging time.
4. Specify the learning method for each port.
5. To save your settings, click
Save
.
To restore the previous settings, click
Reset
.
