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Stackable NWay Ethernet Switch User's Guide Please refer to the Packet Forwarding section of the "Switch Management Concepts" chapter of this manual for more detailed information. Configure Static Forwarding Table The Static Forwarding Table Configuration screen displays a list of manually defined static unicast MAC address entries. To access the Static Forwarding Table Configuration screen, choose Configure Filtering and Forwarding Table from the System Configuration menu. Then select Configure Static Forwarding Table from the bottom of the Configure Filtering and Forwarding Table screen. The following screen appears: Figure 6-21. Static Forwarding Table Configuration screen By mapping a MAC address to a destination port, the switch can permanently forward traffic for a specified device through a specific port, even after long periods of network inactivity or during times of network congestion. The following fields at the top of the screen can be set: ♦ Action Choose Add or Remove for each entry from the table. ♦ MAC Address Enter a MAC address in this field at the top of the screen. This is the MAC address of the device that you are creating a permanent forwarding address for. A total of ten destination addresses per page will be seen at the bottom of the screen. The Switch can hold up to 96 entries. ♦ VID Enter the desired VLAN ID number. ♦ Switch, Module, and Port The Switch, module, and port number are entered in these fields at the top of the screen. The Switch will always forward traffic to the specified device through this port. The bottom of the screen will display each corresponding destination address for these three items. In the lower part of the screen, MAC Address, Switch, Module, Port, VLAN, and Status are all read-only fields. The status of the static forwarding table entry can be "in use" or "not apply." "Not apply" means that there is a static filter 62 Using the Console Interface

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Stackable NWay Ethernet Switch User’s Guide
62
Using the Console Interface
Please refer to the Packet Forwarding section of the
“Switch Management Concepts”
chapter of this manual for more
detailed information.
Configure Static Forwarding Table
The
Static Forwarding Table Configuration
screen
displays a list of manually defined static unicast MAC
address entries.
To access the
Static Forwarding Table Configuration
screen, choose
Configure Filtering and
Forwarding Table
from the
System
Configuration
menu. Then select
Configure Static Forwarding
Table
from the bottom of the
Configure Filtering and Forwarding Table
screen. The following screen
appears:
Figure 6-21.
Static Forwarding Table Configuration screen
By mapping a MAC address to a destination port, the switch can permanently forward traffic for a specified device through
a specific port, even after long periods of network inactivity or during times of network congestion.
The following fields at the top of the screen can be set:
♦
Action
Choose
Add
or
Remove
for each entry from the table.
♦
MAC Address
Enter a MAC address in this field at the top of the screen. This is the MAC address of the device
that you are creating a permanent forwarding address for. A total of ten destination addresses per page will be seen
at the bottom of the screen. The Switch can hold up to 96 entries.
♦
VID
Enter the desired
VLAN ID number.
♦
Switch
,
Module
,
and
Port
The Switch, module, and port number are entered in these fields at the top of the
screen. The Switch will always forward traffic to the specified device through this port. The bottom of the screen will
display each corresponding destination address for these three items.
In the lower part of the screen, MAC Address, Switch, Module, Port, VLAN, and Status are all read-only fields. The
status of the static forwarding table entry can be “in use” or “not apply.” “Not apply” means that there is a static filter