13 address table, 1 mac address table configuration – PLANET MGSW-24160F User Manual

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4.13 Address Table

Switching of frames is based upon the DMAC address contained in the frame. The Managed Switch builds up a table that maps

MAC addresses to switch ports for knowing which ports the frames should go to (based upon the DMAC address in the frame).

This table contains both static and dynamic entries. The static entries are configured by the network administrator if the

administrator wants to do a fixed mapping between the DMAC address and switch ports.

The frames also contain a MAC address (SMAC address), which shows the MAC address of the equipment sending the frame.

The SMAC address is used by the switch that to automatically update the MAC table with these dynamic MAC addresses.

Dynamic entries are removed from the MAC table if there is not frame with the corresponding SMAC address has been seen

after a configurable age time.

4.13.1 MAC Address Table Configuration

The MAC Address Table is configured on this page. Set timeouts for entries in the dynamic MAC Table and configure the static

MAC table here. The MAC Address Table Configuration screen in Figure 4-13-1 appears.

Figure 4-13-1

MAC Address Table Configuration Page Screenshot

The page includes the following fields:

Object

Description

Disable Automatic

Aging

Enables/disables the the automatic aging of dynamic entries

Aging Time

The time after which a learned entry is discarded. By default, dynamic entries are

removed from the MAC after 300 seconds. This removal is also called aging.

(Range: 10-10000000 seconds; Default: 300 seconds)

Buttons

: Click to save changes.

:

Click to undo any changes made locally and revert to previously saved values.

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