Adding static unicast and multicast mac addresses – Allied Telesis AT-S63 User Manual

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AT-S63 Management Software Web Browser User’s Guide

Section I: Basic Operations

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Adding Static Unicast and Multicast MAC Addresses

This section contains the procedure for assigning a static unicast or
multicast address to a port. A switch port can have up to 255 static MAC
addresses.

To add a static address to the MAC address table, perform the following
procedure:

1. From the Home page, select Configuration.

2. From the Configuration menu, select the Layer 2 option.

The Layer 2 page is displayed with the MAC Address tab selected by
default, as shown in Figure 19 on page 74.

3. To add a static unicast address, click Add in the View/Add Unicast

MAC Addresses section. To add a static multicast address, click Add
in the View/Add Multicast MAC Addresses section.

The Add MAC Address page is shown in Figure 21.

Figure 21. Add MAC Address Page

4. Configure the following parameters as necessary.

MAC Address
Specifies the new static unicast or multicast MAC address.

Port Number
Specifies the number of the port on the switch where the static address
is to be assigned. For a static unicast address, you can enter only one
port.

For a static multicast address, you must specify the port when the
multicast application is located as well as the ports where the host
nodes are connected. Assigning the address only to the port where the

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