CONFIGURING THE SWITCH

Setting Static Addresses

A static address can be assigned to a specific interface on this switch. Traffic sent from devices listed in the static address table will only be accepted on the specified interface. If any packets with a source address listed in this table enter another interface, they will be dropped.

When you add a static MAC address, it remains in the switch's address table, regardless of whether the device is physically connected to the switch. This saves the switch from having to re-learn a device's MAC address when the disconnected or powered-off device becomes active on the network again.

Field Attributes

MAC Address – Physical address of a device mapped to this interface.

Port Num – Port associated with the device assigned a static address.

Vlan ID – ID of configured VLAN (1-4094). This option is only available if IEEE 802.1Q tagged VLANs are enabled (page 3-29).

Web – Click Administrator=>Filtering Database=>Static MAC Addresses. Specify the MAC address, port number, and VLAN ID, then click Apply.

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SMC Networks SMC6709L2 manual Setting Static Addresses