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Configuring Switching Information
EdgeSwitch
™
Administration Guide
Ubiquiti Networks, Inc.
Creating MAC Filters
Static MAC filtering allows you to associate a MAC address with a VLAN and set of source ports and destination
ports. (The availability of source and destination port filters is subject to platform restrictions). Any packet with
a static MAC address in a specific VLAN is admitted only if the ingress port is included in the set of source ports;
otherwise the packet is dropped. If admitted, the packet is forwarded to all the ports in the destination list.
MAC Filter Configuration
Use the
MAC Filter Configuration
page to associate a MAC address with a VLAN and one or more source
and/or destination ports. To access the page, click
Switching
>
Filters
>
MAC Filters
in the navigation menu.
MAC Filter Configuration
MAC Filter Configuration Fields
Field
Description
MAC Address
The MAC address of the filter. The destination MAC address of an Ethernet frame must match this
value to be considered for the filter. When adding or editing a filter, note that you cannot configure
the following MAC addresses in this field:
• 00:00:00:00:00:00
• 01:80:C2:00:00:00 to 01:80:C2:00:00:0F
• 01:80:C2:00:00:20 to 01:80:C2:00:00:21
• FF:FF:FF:FF:FF:FF
VLAN ID
The VLAN ID associated with the filter. The VLAN ID is used with the MAC address to fully identify the
frames to filter.
Source Members
The port(s) included in the inbound filter. If a frame with the MAC address and VLAN ID specified by the
filter arrives on a port in the
Source Members
list, it is forwarded to a port in the
Destination Members
list. If
the frame that meets the filter criteria arrives on a port that is not in the
Source Members
list, it is dropped.
Destination Members
The port(s) included in the outbound filter. A frame with the MAC address and VLAN ID combination
specified in the filter is transmitted only out of ports in the list.
Use the buttons to perform the following tasks:
• To add a MAC filter, click
Add
. In the
Add Static MAC Filter
dialog box, enter a valid
MAC Address
, select
a
VLAN ID
(the drop-down box only lists VLANs currently configured on the system), select the desired
source and destination port(s) from the
Available Port List
fields (press and hold CTRL to select multiple
ports), and click to move the selected ports to the
Source Members
and
Destination Members
fields.
Then, click
Submit
to apply the changes.
• To
change the source and/or destination members for an existing filter, select the filter’s entry from
the table, and click Edit. When you have completed the changes, click Submit
to apply the changes.
• To remove a filter, select it from the table, click
Remove
, and confirm the deletion.
• Click
Refresh
to refresh the page with the most current data from the switch.
To retain the changes across the switch’s next power cycle, click
System
>
Configuration Storage
>
Save
.
