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24-Port and 48-Port Gigabit Ethernet PoE+ Smart Switches with 4 SFP Ports
Configure Switching User Manual252
The Device UI login page displays.
If you did not yet activate your warranty, the Register to activate your warranty page
displays. For more information, see Register the switch on page 32.
4. Enter one of the following passwords:
Enter your device admin password.
If you previously managed the switch through the Insight app or Cloud portal, enter
the Insight network password for the last Insight network location.
For information about the credentials, see
Credentials for the device UI on page 30.
5. Click the Go button.
The System Information page displays.
6. Select Switching
> Address
Table > Advanced > Static MAC Address.
7. From the Interface menu, select the interface.
8. In the Static MAC Address
field, enter the MAC address.
9. From the VLAN ID menu, select the VLAN ID that must be associated with the MAC
address.
10. Click the Add button.
The static MAC address is added to the switch.
Configure Layer 2 loop protection
Loops inside a network are costly because they consume resources and reduce the
performance of the network. Detecting loops manually can be cumbersome.
The switch can automatically identify loops in the network. You can enable loop protection
per port or globally.
If loop protection is enabled, the switch sends predefined PDU packets to a Layer 2
broadcast destination address (FF:FF:FF:FF:FF:FF) on all ports for which the feature is
enabled. You can selectively disable PDU packet transmission for loop protection on specific
ports even while port loop protection is enabled. If the switch receives a packet with the
previously mentioned broadcast destination address, the source MAC address in the packet