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C HAPTER 21
C o nfig ura tio n: MAC Ta ble
21.1 O ve rvie w
This section provides information for MAC Ta ble in C o nfig ura tio n.
The MAC Ta ble screen (a MAC table is also known as a filtering database) shows how frames are
forwarded or filtered across the Switch’s ports. When a device (which may belong to a VLAN group)
sends a packet which is forwarded to a port on the Switch, the MAC address of the device is shown on
the Switch’s MAC Ta ble . It also shows whether the MAC address is dynamic (learned by the Switch) or
static (manually entered in the Sta tic MAC Fo rwa rding screen).
21.1.1 Wha t Yo u C a n Do in this C ha pte r
The MAC Ta ble screen (
Section 21.2 on page 140) displays Static MAC, Filtering MAC, and Dynamic
MAC settings.
21.2 MAC Ta ble
21.2.1 The Sta tic MAC Sc re e n
Use this screen to view Static MAC addresses settings. Click Co nfig ura tio n > MAC Ta ble > Sta tic MAC to
open this screen.
Fig ure 139 Configuration > MAC Table > Static MAC
The following table describes the labels in this screen.
Table 86 Configuration > MAC Table > Static MAC
LABEL DESCRIPTIO N
Static MAC
MAC Address Displays the object MAC address from which this incoming frame came.
VLAN Displays the VLAN group to which this frame belongs.
Port Displays the port from which the above MAC address was learned.