Stackable NWay Ethernet Switch User's Guide
for the same MAC address. Static filters always take precedence over static forwarding entries. The Switch will
automatically upgrade the Status to "in use" once the static filter is removed.
Configure MAC Address Filtering
The Static Filtering Table screen contains filtering information configured into the Switch by (local or network)
management specifying destination addresses which are not allowed to be forwarded. The Switch will check both the
destination and source MAC addresses on all packets.
To access the Static Filtering Table screen, select Configure Filtering and Forwarding Table from the
System Configuration menu. Then select Configure MAC Address Filtering from the bottom of the Configure
Filtering and Forwarding Table screen. The following screen appears:
Figure 6-22. Static Filtering Table screen
To make a change to this screen, choose Add or Remove in the Action field. Then enter the MAC Address and VID. Press
APPLY to let the changes take effect.
Configure Static Multicast Filtering
Multicast filtering allows you to block or forward traffic over each port for one multicast group.
To access the Static Multicast Filtering Table Configuration screen, select Configure Filtering and
Forwarding Table from the System Configuration menu. Then select Configure Static Multicast Filtering
from the bottom of the Configure Filtering and Forwarding Table screen. The following screen appears:
Using the Console Interface
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