Stackable NWay Ethernet Switch User’s Guide
Please refer to the Packet Forwarding section of the “Switch Management Concepts” chapter of this manual for more detailed information.
Configure Static Forwarding Table Entry
The Static Forwarding Table displays a list of manually defined static unicast MAC address entries.
To access the Static Forwarding Table Configuration screen, choose Configure Filtering and Forwarding Table from the System Configuration menu. Then select Configure Static Forwarding Table Entry from the bottom of the Configure Filtering and Forwarding table screen. The following screen appears:
Figure 6-21. Static Forwarding Table Configuration screen
By mapping a MAC address to a destination port, the switch can permanently forward traffic for a specified device through a specific port, even after long periods of network inactivity or during times of network congestion.
The following fields at the top of the screen can be set:
♦Action Choose Add or Remove for each entry from the table.
♦MAC Address Enter a MAC address in this field at the top of the screen. This is the MAC address of the device that you are creating a permanent forwarding address for. A total of ten destination addresses per page will be seen at the bottom of the screen. The Switch can hold up to 256 entries.
Using the Console Interface | 65 |
