2-‐14
M AC
T able
Switching
frames
is
based
upon
the
DMAC
address
contained
in
the
frame.
The
switch
builds
a
table
that
m aps
M AC
a ddresses
t o
s witch
p orts
t o
i dentify
w hich
p orts
t he
f rames
s hould
g o
t o
( based
u pon
the
DMAC
address
in
the
frame).
This
table
contains
both
static
and
dynamic
entries.
The
static
entries
a re
c onfigured
b y
t he
n etwork
a dministrator
i f
t he
a dministrator
w ants
t o
d o
a
f ixed
m apping
between
t he
D MAC
a ddress
a nd
t he
s witch
p orts.
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
to
automatically
update
the
MAC
t able
w ith
t hese
d ynamic
M AC
a ddresses.
D ynamic
e ntries
a re
r emoved
f rom
t he
M AC
t able
i f
i t
does
n ot
s ee
a ny
f rames
w ith
t he
c orresponding
S MAC
a ddress
a fter
a
c onfigurable
a ge
t ime.
Web
I nterface
To
c onfigure
t he
M AC
A ddress
T able
i n
t he
w eb
i nterface:
Aging
C onfiguration
1.
Click
c onfiguration.
2.
Disable
A utomatic
A ging
a nd
A ging
T ime.
3.
Click
A pply.
MAC
T able
L earning
1.
Click
c onfiguration.
2.
Specify
t he
P ort
M embers
( Auto,
D isable,
S ecure).
3.
Click
A pply.
Static
M AC
T able
C onfiguration
1.
Click
c onfiguration
a nd
A dd
n ew
S tatic
e ntry.
2.
Specify
t he
V LAN
I P
a nd
M ac
a ddress,
P ort
M embers.
3.
Click
A pply.
Figure
2 -‐14:
The
M AC
A ddress
T able
C onfiguration
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Publication date: Sept, 2015
Revision A1