Configure Mac Address Filtering - Intel 470F - NetStructure Switch User Manual

C H A P T E
LOCATION
Main Menu
Configure Device
Forwarding and Filtering
MAC Address Filtering
NOTE
If tag-based (IEEE 802.1Q) or
port-based VLANs are currently
active, you must assign each MAC
address filter to a specific VLAN.
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Configure MAC Address Filtering

Description
MAC address filtering allows the switch to drop unwanted packets. The
switch will drop any packets when it sees the specified MAC address in
either the source address or destination address. For example, if your
network is congested because of high utilization from a specific MAC
address, you can filter all packets transmitted from that address and restore
network flow, while you troubleshoot the problem.
Enter MAC: Indicates the MAC address you want to filter.
VLAN/VLAN ID: Indicates VLAN or VLAN ID. If VLANs are active on
the switch, you can set MAC address filtering on a per VLAN basis. For
port-based VLANs, press z to select the name of the VLAN. For
tag-based VLANs, type the VLAN ID.
ADD/DELETE: Adds or removes a MAC address from the switch's table.
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