Defining Arp Settings - Dell PowerConnect 3424 User Manual

Defining ARP Settings

The Address Resolution Protocol (ARP) converts IP addresses into physical addresses, and maps
the IP address to a MAC address. ARP allows a host to communicate with other hosts only when
the IP address of its neighbors is known. To open the ARP Settings page, click System→ IP
Addressing→ ARP in the tree view.
Figure 6-35. ARP Settings
The ARP Settings page contains the following fields:
Global Settings — Select this option to activate the fields for ARP global settings.
ARP Entry Age Out (1-40000000) — For all devices, the amount of time (seconds) that passes
between ARP requests about an ARP table entry. After this period, the entry is deleted from the
table. The range is 1 - 40000000. The default value is 60000 seconds.
Clear ARP Table Entries — The type of ARP entries that are cleared on all devices. The possible
values are:
None — ARP entries are not cleared.
All — All ARP entries are cleared.
Dynamic — Only dynamic ARP entries are cleared.
Static — Only static ARP entries are cleared.
ARP Entry — Select this option to activate the fields for ARP settings on a single Ethernet devices.
Interface — The interface number of the port, LAG, or VLAN that is connected to the device.
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