Static MAC Forwarding
Static MAC Forwarding Overview
This chapter discusses how to configure forwarding rules based on MAC addresses of devices on your network.
Use these screens to configure static MAC address forwarding.
What You Can Do
Use the Static MAC Forwarding screen (Configure Static MAC Forwarding) to assign static MAC addresses for a port.
Configure Static MAC Forwarding
A static MAC address is an address that has been manually entered in the MAC address table. Static MAC addresses do not age out. When you set up static MAC address rules, you are setting static MAC addresses for a port. This may reduce the need for broadcasting.
Static MAC address forwarding together with port security allow only computers in the MAC address table on a port to access the Switch.
Click SWITCHING > Static MAC Forwarding in the navigation panel to display the configuration screen as shown.
SWITCHING > Static MAC Forwarding
The following table describes the labels in this screen.
label | description |
|---|---|
Index | This is the index number of a static MAC address rule. |
Active | This field displays whether this static MAC address forwarding rule is active. You may temporarily deactivate a rule without deleting it. |
Name | This field displays the descriptive name for identification purposes for this static MAC address-forwarding rule. |
MAC Address | This field displays the MAC address that will be forwarded and the VLAN identification number to which the MAC address belongs. |
VID | This field displays the ID number of the VLAN group. |
Port | This field displays the port where the MAC address shown in the next field will be forwarded. |
Select an entry’s checkbox to select a specific entry. Otherwise, select the checkbox in the table heading row to select all entries. | |
Add/Edit | Click Add/Edit to add a new rule or edit a selected one. |
Delete | Click Delete to remove the selected rules. |
Add/Edit Static MAC Forwarding Rules
Click Add/Edit, or select an entry and click Add/Edit in the SWITCHING > Static MAC Forwarding screen to display this screen.
SWITCHING > Static MAC Forwarding > Add/Edit 
The following table describes the labels in this screen.
label | description |
|---|---|
Active | Enable the switch button to activate your rule. You may temporarily deactivate a rule without deleting it by disabling the switch. |
Name | Enter a descriptive name for identification purposes for this static MAC address forwarding rule. You can enter up to 32 printable ASCII characters except [ ? ], [ | ], [ ' ], [ " ] or [ , ]. |
MAC Address | Enter the MAC address in valid MAC address format, that is, six hexadecimal character pairs.  Static MAC addresses do NOT age out. |
VID | Enter the VLAN identification number. |
Port | Enter the port where the MAC address entered in the previous field will be automatically forwarded. |
Apply | Click Apply to save your changes to the Switch’s run-time memory. The Switch loses these changes if it is turned off or loses power, so use the Save link on the top navigation panel to save your changes to the non-volatile memory when you are done configuring. |
Clear | Click Clear to clear the fields to the factory defaults. |
Cancel | Click Cancel to not save the configuration you make and return to the last screen. |