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Chapter
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Address Table Settings
In this chapter
Switches store the addresses for all known devices. This information is used to pass 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.
This chapter describes the following topics:
• Static MAC Addresses – Configures static entries in the address table.
• Address Aging Time – Sets timeout for dynamically learned entries.
• Dynamic Address Cache – Shows dynamic entries in the address table.
• MAC Address Mirroring – Mirrors traffic matching a specified source address to a target port.
Setting Static Addresses
Use the MAC Address > Static page to configure static MAC addresses. A static address can be
assigned to a specific interface on this 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.
CLI References
• “mac-address-table static” on page 328
Command Usage
The static address for a host device can be assigned to a specific port within a specific VLAN. Use
this command to add static addresses to the MAC Address Table. Static addresses have the
following characteristics:
• 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 addresses will not be removed from the address table when a given interface link is
down.
• A static address cannot be learned on another port until the address is removed from the
table.
Parameters
These parameters are displayed:
• VLAN – ID of configured VLAN. (Range: 1-4093)
• Interface – Port or trunk associated with the device assigned a static address.