View, Search, And Configure The Mac Address Table; View And Search The Mac Address Table - NETGEAR GC728X User Manual

Insight Managed 28-Port Gigabit Ethernet Smart Cloud Switch with 2 SFP 1G & 2 SFP+ 10G Fiber Ports

View, Search, and Configure the MAC Address Table

You can view or configure the MAC address table. This table contains information about
unicast entries for which the switch holds forwarding or filtering information. The transparent
bridging function uses the forwarding database entries to determine how to forward an
incoming frame.

View and Search the MAC Address Table

You can use the search function for the MAC address table to display information about the
entries in the table.
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To view and search the MAC address table:
1. Connect your computer to the same network as the switch.
You can use a WiFi or wired connection to connect your computer to the network, or
connect directly to a switch that is off-network using an Ethernet cable.
2. Launch a web browser.
3. In the address field of your web browser, enter the IP address of the switch.
If you do not know the IP address of the switch, see
The login window opens.
4. Enter the switch's password in the password field.
The default password is password. If you added the switch to a network on the Insight
app before and you did not yet change the password through the local browser interface,
enter your Insight network password.
The System Information page displays.
5. Select Switching > Address Table > Basic > Address Table.
The MAC Address Table page displays.
6. Use the Search menu and field to search for a MAC address, VLAN ID, or interface number
and display the information:
• Search by MAC Address. From the Search menu, select MAC Address, and enter
the 6-byte hexadecimal MAC address in two-digit groups separated by colons, for
example, 01:23:45:67:89:AB. Then click the Go button.
If the address exists, that entry is displayed as the first entry followed by the
remaining (higher) MAC addresses. An exact match is required.
• Search by VLAN ID. From the Search menu, select VLAN ID, and enter the VLAN ID,
for example, 100. Then click the Go button.
• Search by Interface. From the Search menu, select Interface, and enter the interface
ID using the respective interface naming convention (for example, g1 or l1). Then click
the Go button.
Access the Switch
Configure Switching
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on page 13.