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MAC Address Table
This allows the Switch's dynamic MAC address
forwarding table to be viewed. When the Switch learns
an association between a MAC address and a port
number, it makes an entry into its forwarding table.
These entries are then used to forward packets through
the Switch.
To view this window, click Monitoring > MAC
Address Table, as shown on the right:
The functions are used in the MAC address table:
Parameter
Description
Enter a VLAN Name for the forwarding table to be browsed by.
VLAN Name
Enter a VLAN ID for the forwarding table to be browsed by.
VLAN ID(1-4094)
Enter a MAC address for the forwarding table to be browsed by.
MAC Address
Unit – Port
Select the unit of the switch in the switch stack, and a port on that switch, where to find the MAC
address.
Find
Allows the user to move to a sector of the database corresponding to a user defined port, VLAN,
or MAC address.
VID
The VLAN ID of the VLAN of which the port is a member.
VLAN Name
The VLAN Name of the VLAN of which the port is a member.
MAC Address
The MAC address entered into the address table.
Unit – Port
The unit and port to which the MAC address above corresponds.
Type
Describes the method which the Switch discovered the MAC address. The possible entries are
Dynamic, Self, and Static.
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DGS-3400 Series Layer 2 Gigabit Ethernet Managed Switch
Figure 7 - 29 MAC Address Table window
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