Management Guide

Configuring Static Unicast Addresses

Use the Static Unicast Address Table Configuration screen to manually configure host MAC addresses in the unicast table. You can use this screen to associate a MAC address with a specific VLAN ID and switch port as shown below.

CheetahSwitch Workgroup - 4508

Static Unicast Addreeess Table Configuration

 

VID

MAC Address

Port

Status

 

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1

00-00-00-E8-43-12

1

 

Permanent

 

 

Sorted by : VID + MAC

VID

: 1

MAC : 00-00-00-00-00-00

 

 

VID : 1

Port : 1

 

 

 

MAC : 00-00-00-00-00-00

Status : Permanent

 

 

[Show]

[More]

 

[Set]

 

 

 

 

<OK>

 

 

 

 

Use <TAB> or arrow keys to move, <Enter> to select.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Parameter

Description

 

 

 

 

VID

The VLAN group this port is assigned to.

 

MAC Address

The MAC address of a host device attached to this switch.

 

Port

The port the host device is attached to.

 

Status

The status for an entry can be set to:

 

Permanent: This entry is currently in use and will remain so after the next reset of the switch.

DeleteOnReset: This entry is currently in use and will remain so until the next reset.

Invalid: Removes the corresponding entry.

DeleteOnTimeOut: This entry is currently in use and will remain so until it is aged out. (Refer to Address Table Aging Time.)

Other: This entry is currently in use but the conditions under which it will remain so differ from the preceding values.

[Show]

Displays the static address table sorted on VID as the primary key

 

and MAC address as secondary key.

[More]

Scrolls through entries in the static address table.

[Set]

Adds the specified entry to the static address table, such as shown in

 

the following example:

 

 

VID

: 1

MAC

: 00-00-00-e8-34-22

 

Port

: 1

Status

: Permanent

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Accton Technology 4508, CheetahSwitch Workgroup Management Guide Configuring Static Unicast Addresses, Parameter, Vid Mac

CheetahSwitch Workgroup, 4508 specifications

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