NETGEAR XS712T-100NES Switch User Manual


 
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XS712T Smart Switch
Interface. Select Interface from the menu, enter the interface ID in g1, g2... format,
then, click Go. If any entries learned on that interface exist, they are displayed.
3. Click Clea
r to clear Dynamic MAC Addresses in the table.
4. Click Refresh
to redisplay the screen to show the latest MAC Addresses.
The following table describes the information available
for each entry in the address
table.
Field Description
VLAN ID Specifies the VLAN ID on which the IGMP Snooping Querier is
a
dministratively enabled and for which VLAN exists in the VLAN
database.
MAC Address A unicast MAC address for which the
switch has forwarding and/or
filtering information. The format is a six-byte MAC address with
each byte separated by colons. For example, 00:0F:89:AB:CD:EF.
Interface The port where this address was learne
d: that is, this field displays
the port through which the MAC address can be reached.
Status The status of this entry. The possible values are:
St
atic. The entry was added when a static MAC filter was
defined.
L
earned. The entry was learned by observing the source MAC
addresses of incoming traffic, and is currently in use.
Ma
nagement. The system MAC address, which is identified
with interface c1.
Dynamic Address Configuration
Use the Dynamic Addresses screen to set the amount of time to keep a learned MAC
address entry in the forwarding database. The forwarding database contains static entries,
which are never aged out, and dynamically learned entries, which are removed if they are not
updated within a given time.
To configure the dynamic address setting:
1. Select Switch
ing Address Table Advanced Dynamic Addresses.
2. In the Address Aging Timeout field, specify the number of seconds the forwarding database
should wait before deleting a learned entry that has not been updated.
IEEE 802.1D-1990 recommends a default of 300 seconds. Enter any number of seconds
b
etween 10 and 1000000. The factory default is 300.