D-Link DGS-3427 Product Manual - Page 68

xStack® DGS-3400 Series Layer 2 Gigabit Ethernet Managed Switch The following fields can be set or viewed: Parameter Description IP Interface Name Displays the name of the interface that is being edited. Gratuitous ARP Trap & Log The switch can trap and log IP conflict events to inform the administrator. By default, trap is Disabled and event log is also disabled. Gratuitous ARP Periodical Send Interval This is used to configure the interval for the periodical sending of gratuitous ARP request packets. By default, the interval is 0. Click Apply to implement the changes. To return to the Gratuitous ARP Settings window, click the Show All Gratuitous ARP Entries link. Static ARP Settings Address Resolution Protocol (ARP) is a TCP/IP protocol that converts IP addresses into physical addresses. This table allows network managers to view, define, modify and delete ARP information for specific devices. Static entries can be defined in the ARP Table. When static entries are defined, a permanent entry is entered and is used to translate IP address to MAC addresses. To view this window, click Administration > Static ARP Settings, as shown below. Figure 2 - 57 Static ARP Settings window To completely clear the Static ARP Settings, click the Clear All button. To add a new entry, click the Add button, revealing the following window to configure: Figure 2 - 58 Static ARP Settings - Add window To modify a current entry, click the corresponding Modify button of the entry to be modified, revealing the following window to configure: 59