Intel 460T manual Configure MAC Address Filtering

C H A P T E R 5 Using Local Management

Configure MAC Address Filtering

Local Management

LOCATION

Main Menu

Configure Device

Forwarding and Filtering

MAC address Filtering

NOTE

If tag-based (IEEE 802.1Q) or port- based VLANs are currently run- ning, you must assign each MAC address filter to a specific VLAN.

Description

MAC address filtering enables the switch to drop unwanted traffic. The switch drops traffic when it sees the specified MAC address in either the source address or destination address of the incoming packet. For example, if your network is congested because of high utilization from a specific MAC address, you can filter all traffic transmitted from that address and restore network flow while you troubleshoot the problem.

Enter MAC: Type in the MAC address you want to filter.

VLAN/VLAN ID: If VLANs are active on the switch you can set MAC address filtering for each VLAN. For port-based VLANs, press the z to select the name of VLAN. For tag-based VLANs, type the VLAN ID for the MAC address you want to filter.

ADD: Activates the filter and adds the MAC address to the list.

DELETE: Removes the filter for the specified MAC address.

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