Linksys SRW224G4P manual Admin Forwarding Database, Address Aging, Static Address Setting

Chapter 5 Configuring the Switch

Admin > Forwarding Database

Admin > Forwarding Database

Switches store the addresses for all known devices in a forwarding database.. This information is used to forward traffic directly between the inbound and outbound ports.. All the addresses learned by monitoring traffic are stored in the dynamic address table.. You can also manually configure static addresses that are bound to a specific port..

Address Aging

Sets the aging time for entries in the forwarding database.. The aging time is used to age out dynamically learned forwarding information..

Aging Status  When enabled, dynamic MAC addresses are discarded after the Aging Interval has expired..

Aging Interval (secs) (10-1000000)  This is the amount of time after which dynamic address table entries are discarded..

Set the Aging Interval by entering the number of seconds into the text field provided..

Click Save Settings to save the changes..

Static Address Setting

A static address can be assigned to a specific interface on the Switch.. Static addresses are bound to the assigned interface and will not be moved.. When a static address is seen on another interface, the address will be ignored and will not be written to the address table..

Static Address Counts  The number of manually configured addresses.. The Switch allows 1000 Static Address Counts..

Interface  Port or LAG associated with the device assigned a static address..

MAC Address (XX-XX-XX-XX-XX-XX)  Physical address of a device mapped to this interface..

VLAN  ID of a configured VLAN (1-4094)..

Specify the interface, the static MAC address, and VLAN, then click Add.. The current static addresses on the Switch are all displayed in a list.. To delete a static MAC address from the forwarding database, select the entry in the displayed list, then click Remove..

Dynamic Address Query

The Switch’s dynamic address table contains the MAC addresses learned by monitoring the source address for traffic entering the Switch.. When the destination address for inbound traffic is found in the database, the packets intended for that address are forwarded directly to the associated port.. Otherwise, the traffic is flooded to all ports..

You can query the forwarding database to find specific dynamicMACaddresses, orviewMAC addressesassociated with a specific interface or VLAN..

Dynamic Address Counts  The number of addresses dynamically learned on the Switch..

Interface  Select to display MAC addresses for a specific port or LAG..

MAC Address  Select to display details for a specific MAC address..

VLAN  Select to display MAC addresses for a specific configured VLAN (1-4094)..

Address Table Sort Key  Sorts the information displayed based on MAC address, VLAN, or interface (port or LAG)..

Specify the search type (that is, check the Interface, MAC Address, or VLAN checkbox), select the method of sorting the displayed addresses, and then click Query.. The dynamic addresses that conform to the search criteria are displayed.. To delete a MAC address from the forwarding database, select the entry in the displayed list, then click Remove..

24-Port 10/100 + 4-Port Gigabit Switch with WebView and Power over Ethernet 49