
DES-3226 NWay Standalone Fast Ethernet Switch User’s Guide
Advanced Settings
Figure 7-3. Switch Information (Advanced Settings) window
After making the desired advanced setting Layer 2 changes, click Apply to let them take effect.
The information in the window is described as follows:
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•MAC Address Aging Time [300 ] – This field specifies the length of time a learned MAC Address will remain in the forwarding table without being accessed (that is, how long a learned MAC Address is allowed to remain idle). The Aging Time can be set to any value between 10 and 1,000,000 seconds.
Note: A very long Aging Time can result with the
•IGMP Snooping [Disabled] – This setting enables Internet Group Management Protocol (IGMP) Snooping, which enables the Switch to read IGMP packets being forwarded through the Switch in order to obtain forwarding information from them (learn which ports contain Multicast members.
•GVRP Status [Enabled] – Group VLAN Registration Protocol is a protocol that allows members to dynamically join VLANs. This is used to enable or disable GVRP on the Switch
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