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Chapter 9 Static MAC Forward Setup
GS-3012/GS-3012F User’s Guide
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The following table describes the labels in this screen.
9.3 Viewing and Editing Static MAC Forwarding Rules
To view a summary of the rule configuration, scroll down to the summary table at the bottom
of the Static MAC Forwarding screen.
To change the settings of a rule, click a number in the Index field.
Figure 46 Static MAC Forwarding: Summary Table
The following table describes the labels in this screen.
Table 20 Static MAC Forwarding
LABEL DESCRIPTION
Active Select this check box to activate your rule. You may temporarily deactivate a rule
without deleting it by clearing this check box.
Name Enter a descriptive name for identification purposes for this static MAC address
forwarding rule.
MAC
Address
Enter the MAC address in valid MAC address format, that is, six hexadecimal character
pairs.
Note: Static MAC addresses do not age out.
VID Enter the VLAN identification number.
Port Type the number of a port where the MAC address entered in the previous field will be
automatically forwarded.
Add Click Add to insert the entry in the summary table below and save your changes to the
switch’s run-time memory. The switch loses these changes if it is turned off or loses
power, so use the Save link on the top navigation panel to save your changes to the
non-volatile memory when you are done configuring.
Cancel Click Cancel to reset the fields to your previous configuration.
Clear Click Clear to clear the fields to the factory defaults.
Table 21 Static MAC Forwarding: Summary Table
LABEL DESCRIPTION
Index Click an index number to modify a static MAC address rule for a port.
Active This field displays whether this static MAC address forwarding rule is active (Yes) or
not (No). You may temporarily deactivate a rule without deleting it.
Name This field displays the descriptive name for identification purposes for this static MAC
address-forwarding rule.
MAC Address This field displays the MAC address that will be forwarded.
VID This field displays the VLAN identification number to which the MAC address belongs.
Port This field displays the port where the MAC address shown in the next field will be
forwarded.