D-Link DGS-3200-10 Product Manual - Page 28

xStack® DGS-3200 Series Layer 2 Gigabit Ethernet Managed Switch Address Learning Medium Type Enable or disable MAC address learning for the selected ports. When Enabled, destination and source MAC addresses are automatically listed in the forwarding table. When address learning is Disabled, MAC addresses must be manually entered into the forwarding table. This is sometimes done for reasons of security or efficiency. See the section on Forwarding/Filtering for information on entering MAC addresses into the forwarding table. The default setting is Enabled. If configuring the Combo ports, this defines the type of transport medium to be used, whether Copper or Fiber. Click Apply to implement the new settings on the Switch. Port Description The Switch supports a port description feature where the user may name various ports. To view the following window, click Configuration > Port Configuration > Port Description: Figure 2- 10. Port Description window Use the From Port and To Port drop-down menu to choose a port or range of ports to describe. Users may then enter a description for the chosen port(s). If configuring the Combo ports, the Medium Type defines the type of transport medium to be used, whether Copper or Fiber. Click Apply to set the descriptions in the Port Description window. 15