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IP - Specifies all the existing static ARP along with an additional option "Create". When the user selects
"Create" another text boxes " IP Address" and "MAC Address" appear where the user may enter IP
address and MAC address to be configured.
IP Address - Enter the IP address you want to add. It must be the IP address of a device on a subnet
attached to one of the switch's existing routing interfaces.
MAC Address - The unicast MAC address of the device. Enter the address as six two-digit
hexadecimal numbers separated by colons, for example 00:06:29:32:81:40.
Command Buttons
Submit - Update the switch with the values on this screen. If you want the switch to retain the new
values across a power cycle, you must perform a save.
Configuring ARP Table
You can use this panel to change the configuration parameters for the Address
Resolution Protocol Table. You can also use this screen to display the contents of
the table.
Configurable Data
Age Time - Enter the value you want the switch to use for the ARP entry ageout time. You must enter a
valid integer, which represents the number of seconds it will take for an ARP entry to age out. The range
for this field is 15 to 21600 seconds. The default value for Age Time is 1200 seconds.
Response Time - Enter the value you want the switch to use for the ARP response timeout. You must
enter a valid integer, which represents the number of seconds the switch will wait for a response to an
ARP request. The range for this field is 1 to 10 seconds. The default value for Response Time is 1
second.
Retries - Enter an integer which specifies the maximum number of times an ARP request will be retried.
The range for this field is 0 to 10. The default value for Retries is 4.
Cache Size - Enter an integer which specifies the maximum number of entries for the ARP cache. The
range for this field is 256 to 3200. The default value for Cache Size is 3200.
Dynamic Renew - This controls whether the ARP component automatically attempts to renew ARP
Entries of type Dynamic when they age out. The default setting is Enable.