Configuration Using the NMS

MAC Rules

To configure MAC rules:

1Click on the MAC Rules tab. The MAC Rules screen appears.

2Select or enter the following parameters:

Parameter

Description

 

 

Port

Select a port from the drop-down list.

 

 

Reset the MAC rules to

Click in this box to reset MAC rules when the

default parameters

Submit button is clicked on.

 

 

Activate

Specify whether the rule is active.

 

 

MAC Range

Specify the range of MAC addresses that

 

constitutes a match for this rule.

 

 

Allow Tag/Untag on

Specify tag or untag. Tag indicates that ingress

Ingress Pkt.

packets already matched to the MAC Rule must

 

have a VLAN tag to be further considered;

 

packets without a VLAN tag will be dropped.

 

Untag indicates that ingress packets already

 

matched to the MAC Rule cannot have a VLAN

 

tag to be further considered; packets with a

 

VLAN tag will be dropped.

 

 

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4929, 4929 DSLAM specifications

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