11.2.3 MAC ACL

MAC ACLs analyze and process packets based on a series of match conditions, which can be the source MAC addresses, destination MAC addresses, VLAN ID, and EtherType carried in the packets.

Choose the menu ACL→ACL Config→MAC ACL to load the following page.

Figure11-6 Create MAC Rule

The following entries are displayed on this screen:

Create MAC ACL

ACL ID:

Select the desired MAC ACL for configuration.

Rule ID:

Enter the rule ID.

Operation:

Select the operation for the switch to process packets which match the

 

rules.

 

Permit: Forward packets.

 

Deny: Discard Packets.

S-MAC:

Enter the source MAC address contained in the rule.

D-MAC:

Enter the destination MAC address contained in the rule.

MASK:

Enter MAC address mask. If it is set to 1, it must strictly match the

 

address.

VLAN ID:

Enter the VLAN ID contained in the rule.

EtherType:

Enter EtherType contained in the rule.

User Priority:

Select the user priority contained in the rule for the tagged packets to

 

match.

Time-Range:

Select the time-range for the rule to take effect.

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