Brocade Communications Systems IP250 user manual Add MAC Filter dialog box

18 Media Access Control (MAC) filter management

FIGURE 232 Add MAC Filter dialog box

3.Enter a MAC filter number in the MAC Filter # field. MAC filter numbers range from 1 through 1024.

4.(Optional) Enter a description of the MAC filter in the Description field.

The description is saved to the Management application database only. It is not saved to the switch.

5.Select Permit or Deny from the Action list.

6.In the Source Address list, select one of the following options:

•Any

•MAC

Selecting MAC enables the Source Address and Source Mask fields.

a.Enter the source MAC address on which the configuration filters traffic in the Source Address field.

b.Enter the mask associated with the source MAC address in the Source Mask field.

7.In the Destination Address list, select one of the following options:

•Any

•MAC

Selecting MAC enables the Destination Address and Destination Mask fields.

a.Enter the destination MAC address on which the configuration filters traffic in the Destination Address field.

b.Enter the mask associated with the destination MAC address in the Destination Mask field.

8.In the Ethernet Type list, select one of the following to specify the Ethernet type being transferred in the Ethernet frame:

•etype — EtherType

•llc — IEEE 802.2 Logical Link Control

•snap — Subnetwork Access Protocol

•none — no type

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