
Stackable NWay Ethernet Switch User’s Guide
♦Lock Address Table(Stop Learning) Mostly used for security purposes, when the forwarding table is locked the Switch will no longer learn the MAC addresses for new hosts. If your network configuration doesn’t change, locking the forwarding table helps keep intruders off your network since any packet coming from an unknown source address will be dropped by the Switch.
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Static Forwarding Table
Figure 7-11. Static Forwarding Table window
MAC forwarding allows the Switch to permanently forward outbound traffic to specific destination MAC addresses over a specified port. You can also use this feature to restrict inbound traffic based on source MAC addresses.
Click New to access the Static Forwarding Table - Edit window:
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