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Multicast Entry
. Shows the Layer 2 group multicast address.
•
Port Members
. Shows the membership that is associated with the group.
5.
Click
Apply
to confirm any settings changes.
Static Multicasting
Static multicast addressing provides a way to add or delete static multicast addresses that are
related to a VLAN. To configure static multicasting:
1.
Select Switching > Multicast > Static Multicasting. A screen similar to the following displays.
2.
The following information about static multicasting is displayed. Both the VID and Multicast
Entry fields are configurable:
•
ID
. Shows the static multicast ID.
•
VID
. Specifies the VLAN ID (VID). Select an existing VID from the drop-down list.
•
Multicast Entry
. Specifies the Layer 2 multicast address. Enter a multicast address in the
01:00:5E:XX:XX:XX format.
3.
Perform one of the following actions:
To add a multicast entry:
a.
Select a VID.
b.
Enter the Layer 2 multicast address.
c.
Click
Add
.
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To delete a static multicast ID:
a.
Select the check box to the left of the static multicast ID that you want to remove.
b.
Click
Delete
.
To change a Layer 2 multicast address:
a.
Select the VID of the static multicast ID that you want to change.
b.
Enter the new Layer 2 multicast address.
c.
Click
Apply
.
Multicast Group Membership
To configure members for a multicast group:
1.
Select Switching > Multicast > Multicast Group Membership. A screen similar to the
following displays.
2.
From the ID drop-down list, select the static multicast ID that represents the multicast group
that you want to view or modify. When you make your selection, the VID field and Multicast
Entry fields change automatically.
You can either assign all ports to or remove them from the static group in
step 3
, or assign
individual ports to or remove them from the static multicast group in
step 4
. These steps are
mutually exclusive.
3.
To assign all ports to or remove them from the static multicast group, select the check box to
the left of Unit 1.
4.
To assign individual ports to or remove them from the static multicast group:
a.
Click
Unit 1
. A screen similar to the following displays.
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b.
To assign a port to or remove it from the static multicast group, select the check box under
an individual port number.
5.
Click
Apply
to confirm any settings changes.
Switch Configuration
The Switch Configuration menu lets you to enable or disable the Jumbo Frame support. The
default frame size is 1518 bytes. When jumbo frame support is enabled, the frame size can vary
from 64 to 9,728 bytes.
Jumbo Frame Configuration
To configure jumbo frame support:
1.
Select Switching > Switch Configuration > Jumbo Frame Configuration. A screen similar to
the following displays.
Figure 4-20
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2.
Select a radio button to enable or disable jumbo frames:
•
Disable
. Jumbo frames are disabled. This is the default setting.
•
Enable
. Jumbo frames are enabled.
3.
Click
Apply
to confirm any settings changes.
Address Table
The Static Address table lists all the MAC addresses that you can specify. These addresses enable
the switch to forward traffic from these MAC addresses. The maximum number of trusted MAC
addresses is 256 per system. All source MAC addresses are trusted when the Trusted MAC list is
empty. For information about the Trusted MAC list, see
“Trusted MAC” on page 5-21
. If the list
includes MAC addresses, any incoming traffic with a source MAC address that is not included in
the trusted MAC table is dropped.
Static Address
To configure a static MAC address:
1.
Select Switching > Address Table > Static Address. A screen similar to the following one
displays.
.
2.
The following static MAC address information is displayed. All fields are configurable:
•
Interface
. Specifies the interface (port) number to which the entry refers.
•
MAC Address
. Specifies the MAC address to which the entry refers.
•
VLAN ID
. Specifies the VLAN ID to which the entry refers.
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3.
Perform one of the following actions:
To add a static entry:
a.
Select an interface from the drop-down list.
b.
Enter a MAC address.
c.
Select a VLAN ID from the drop-down list.
d.
Click
Add
.
To delete a static entry:
a.
Select the check box to the left of the static address that you want to remove.
b.
Click
Delete
.
Dynamic Address
The Dynamic Address screen lets you to query the dynamically assigned MAC addresses by port,
VLAN ID, and MAC address. Static MAC addresses might also be shown in the table entries that
are returned by the query. To query the table:
1.
Select Switching > Address Table > Dynamic Address. A screen similar to the following one
displays.
.
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