WATERS NETWORK SYSTEMS
™ ProSwitch
®
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2600M User’s Manual
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ARP Table
If you select
ARP Table
(Address Resolution Protocol)
from the "IP Networking" screen, an ARP Table screen
appears with the ARP table entries that have been already defined or learned.
You can
add
,
delete
and
search
static entries in the ARP table.
Adding Static ARP Table Entries
1. From
the
ARP Table screen
, press
Shift
and press
+
. The Static ARP Specifications screen will be
displayed.
2. Highlight
the
Internet Address
and press
Enter
. The
Enter Internet Address
screen will be displayed.
3. Type
an
Internet Address
(IP address). When you finish, press
Enter
. The Internet address you typed will
be displayed next to Internet Address in the Static ARP Specifications screen.
4. Highlight
the
Physical Address
and press
Enter
. The
Enter Physical Address
screen will be displayed.
5. Type
the
corresponding physical address
and press
Enter
. The physical address you typed will be
displayed next to
Physical Address
in the
Static ARP Specifications
screen.
6. Press
Esc
. The Internet and physical addresses you entered will be displayed in the ARP Table screen.
7. To add more static ARP table entries, repeat these steps. When you finish, press
Esc
to return to the ARP
Table screen.
Deleting Static ARP Table Entries
There is no precautionary message that appears before you delete a static ARP table entry, so be sure you want
to delete the entry before proceeding.
1. Highlight
the
ARP
entry that you want to delete and press
-
. The entry will be deleted.
Searching ARP Table Entries
1. From
the
ARP Table screen
, press
S.
The Search Options screen prompts you to select an
Internet
Address
or a
Physical Address
.
2. Select
the
Internet Address
or
Physical Address
and then enter the
IP
or
physical address
you are
searching and press
Enter
. The address you want to view is highlighted.
Note
: The ARP table is a mapping table of IP address and its Ethernet MAC addresses. The ARP table in the
switch is similar to the ARP table in a PC.
