Monitoring the Switch

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.

 

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< Static Unicast Address Table Configuration >

VID

MAC Address

Port

Status

------------------------------------------------------------

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 on page 2-53.)

 

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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