Netgear GS752TP GS728TP/GS728TPP/GS752TP Software Administration Manual - Page 124

GS752TP, GS728TP, and GS728TPP Gigabit Smart Switches Field Interface Status Description 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 Address. The following screen displays: 2. Specify the number of seconds the forwarding database should wait before deleting a learned entry that has not been updated. You can enter any number of seconds from 10 through 630. The factory default is 300. 3. Click CANCEL to reset the data to the latest value of the switch. Configuring Switching Information 124