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Setting Static Addresses
Address Table Settings
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:
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Static MAC Addresses
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Address Aging Time
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Dynamic Address Cache
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MAC Address Mirroring
a target port.
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.
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:
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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.
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Static addresses will not be removed from the address table when a given
interface link is down.
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A static address cannot be learned on another port until the address is removed
from the table.
– Configures static entries in the address table.
– Sets timeout for dynamically learned entries.
– Shows dynamic entries in the address table.
– Mirrors traffic matching a specified source address to
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