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Using Local Management
CHAPTER 5
Local Management
Configure MAC Address Filtering
Description
MAC address filtering enables the switch to drop unwanted traffic. The
switch drops traffic when it sees the specified MAC address in either the
source address or destination address of the incoming packet. For example, if
your network is congested because of high utilization from a specific MAC
address, you can filter all traffic transmitted from that address and restore
network flow while you troubleshoot the problem.
Enter MAC: Type in the MAC address you want to filter.
VLAN/VLAN ID: If VLANs are active on the switch you can set MAC
address filtering for each VLAN. For port-based VLANs, press the z
to select the name of VLAN. For tag-based VLANs, type the VLAN ID for
the MAC address you want to filter.
ADD: Activates the filter and adds the MAC address to the list.
DELETE: Removes the filter for the specified MAC address.
LOCATION
Main Menu
Configure Device
Forwarding and Filtering
MAC address Filtering
NOTE
If tag-based (IEEE 802.1Q) or port-
based VLANs are currently run-
ning, you must assign each MAC
address filter to a specific VLAN.