MAC Address Management

Overview

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Overview

The switch assigns MAC addresses in these areas:

For management functions:

One Base MAC address assigned to the default VLAN (VID = 1)

Additional MAC address(es) corresponding to additional VLANs you configure in the switch

For internal switch operations: One MAC address per port (See "CLI: Viewing the Port and VLAN MAC Addresses" on page D-4.)

MAC addresses are assigned at the factory. The switch automatically implements these addresses for VLANs and ports as they are added to the switch.

The switch’s base MAC address is also printed on a label affixed to the back of the switch.

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Determining MAC Addresses in the Switch

MAC Address Viewing Methods

Feature

Default

Menu

CLI

Web

view switch’s base (default vlan) MAC address

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D-3

D-4

and the addressing for any added VLANs

 

 

 

 

view port MAC addresses (hexadecimal format)

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D-4

 

 

 

 

 

Use the menu interface to view the switch’s base MAC address and the MAC address assigned to any non-default VLAN you have configured on the switch.

The switch’s base MAC address is used for the default VLAN (VID = 1) that is always available on the switch.

D-2