Netgear GS728TXS GS728TXS/GS752TXS Software Administration Manual - Page 152

GS752TXS and GS728TXS Smart Switches The following table describes the information available for each entry in the address table. 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 Address 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 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. IEEE 802.1D-1990 recommends a default of 300 seconds. Enter any number of seconds between 10 and 1000000. The factory default is 300. Note: IEEE 802.1D recommends a default of 300 seconds, which is the factory default. 3. Click Apply. 152