Intel 470 manual Configure MAC Address Filtering

C H A P T E R 5 Intel® NetStructure™ 470T and 470F Switches User Guide

Configure MAC Address Filtering

LOCATION

Main Menu

Configure Device

Forwarding and Filtering

MAC Address Filtering

NOTE

If tag-based (IEEE 802.1Q) or port-based VLANs are currently active and you want to enable MAC address filtering, you must assign each MAC address filter to a specific VLAN.

Description

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

Enter MAC: Indicates the MAC address you want to filter.

VLAN/VLAN ID: Indicates VLAN or VLAN ID. If VLANs are active on the switch, you can set MAC address filtering on a per VLAN basis. For port-based VLANs, press zto select the name of the VLAN. For tag-based VLANs, type the VLAN ID.

ADD/DELETE: Adds or removes a MAC address from the switch’s table.

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