Mac Acl - NETGEAR GS728TS Admin Manual

GS728TS, GS728TPS, GS752TS, and GS752TPS Gigabit Smart Switches

MAC ACL

A MAC ACL consists of a set of rules which are matched sequentially against a packet. When
a packet meets the match criteria of a rule, the specified rule action (Permit/Deny) is taken
and the additional rules are not checked for a match.
There are multiple steps involved in defining a MAC ACL and applying it to the switch:
1. Use the MAC ACL
2. Use the MAC Rules
3. Use the MAC Binding Configuration
4. Optionally, use the
To display the MAC ACL page, click Security > ACL > Basic > MAC ACL.
The MAC ACL table displays the number of ACLs currently configured in the switch and the
maximum number of ACLs that can be configured. The current size is equal to the number of
configured IPv4 ACLs plus the number of configured MAC ACLs.
To configure a MAC ACL:
1. To add a MAC ACL, specify a name for the MAC ACL in the Name field, and click Add.
The name string may include alphabetic, numeric, dash, underscore, or space
characters only. The name must start with an alphabetic character.
Each configured ACL displays the following information:
• Rules. Displays the number of rules currently configured for the MAC ACL.
• Direction. Displays the direction of packet traffic affected by the MAC ACL, which can
be Inbound or blank.
2. To delete a MAC ACL, select the check box next to the Name field, then click Delete.
3. To change the name of a MAC ACL, select the check box next to the Name field, update the
name, then click Apply.
4. Click Cancel to cancel the configuration on the screen and reset the data on the screen to
the latest value of the switch.
page to create the ACL ID.
page to create rules for the ACL.
page to assign the ACL by its ID number to a port.
MAC Binding Table page to view the configurations.
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