Netgear GS724Tv4 Software Administration Manual - Page 129

GS716Tv3, GS724Tv4, and GS748Tv5 Smart Switches The following table describes the information available for each entry in the address table. Table 40. Field VLAN ID MAC Address Interface Status Description Specifies the VLAN ID on which the IGMP Snooping Querier is administratively enabled and for which VLAN exists in the VLAN database. 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. The port where this address was learned: that is, this field displays the port through which the MAC address can be reached. The status of this entry. The possible values are: • Static. The entry was added when a static MAC filter was defined. • Learned. The entry was learned by observing the source MAC addresses of incoming traffic, and is currently in use. • Management. 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 aging time-out value: 1. Select Switching > 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. Note: IEEE 802.1D recommends a default of 300 seconds, which is the factory default value. 3. Click the Apply button. Configuring Switching 129