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Figure 7-10. Configure Forwarding Table And Filtering Table window
This window allows you to stop or start address learning, designate an address look-up mode, and select an
age-out time for MAC addresses. Click Apply to let your changes take effect.
The following fields above can be set:
♦ Lock Address Table Mostly used for security purposes, when the forwarding table is locked the Switch
will no longer learn the MAC addresses of new hosts. If your network configuration doesn't change, locking
the forwarding table helps keep intruders off your network since any packet coming from an unknown
source address will be dropped by the Switch.
♦ Address Lookup Mode Select from: Level 0, Level 1, Level 2, Level 3, Level 4, Level 5, Level 6, or Level 7.
♦ MAC Address Aging Enter the desired MAC address aging time in this field (10 to 9999 seconds).
Static Forwarding Table
MAC forwarding allows the Switch to permanently forward outbound traffic to specific destination MAC
addresses over a specified port. To use the MAC forwarding function, enter a MAC address. Whenever the
Switch sees a packet with this destination MAC Address, it will forward it over the module, port, and VLAN
you specify.
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Figure 7-11. Static Forwarding Table window
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