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1.2.10 Filtering Data Base
Switching of frames is based upon the Destination MAC address contained in the frame. The switch
builds up a table that maps MAC addresses to switch ports for knowing which ports the frames
should go to (based upon the Destination MAC address in the frame). This table contains both static
and dynamic entries. The static entries are configured by the network administrator if the
administrator wants to do a fixed mapping between the Destination MAC address and switch ports.
The frames also contain a Source MAC address (SMAC address), which shows the MAC address of
the equipment sending the frame. The SMAC address is used by the switch to automatically update
the MAC table with these dynamic MAC addresses. Dynamic entries are removed from the MAC
table if no frame with the corresponding SMAC address has been seen after a configurable age time.
1.2.10-1 Configuration
This section is used to configure MAC Address settings on the APS Series switches.
Web Interface
To configure the MAC filtering parameters via the Web Interface:
5. Click Configuration, Filtering Database and Configuration.
6. Specify the Disable Automatic Aging and Aging Time.
7. Change the way individual ports can learn MAC Address information.
8. Configure static MAC Address entries if required.
Fig. 73 MAC Filtering Configuration