User manual D-LINK DGS-3208F

[. . . ] DGS-3208F Gigabit Ethernet Switch User's Guide Second Edition (October 2004) 6DGS3208F. 02 Printed In Taiwan RECYCLABLE TABLE OF CONTENTS 0 ABOUT THIS GUIDE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . V TERMS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . V OVERVIEW OF THIS USER'S GUIDE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . V 1 INTRODUCTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ] Choose Configure Filtering and Forwarding Table from the System Configuration menu to access the following screen: 40 Gigabit Ethernet Switch User's Guide Figure 6-18. Configure Filtering and Forwarding Table screen The following fields at the top of the screen can be set: Lock Address Table (Stops Auto-Learning) This function is used mostly for security purposes. When the forwarding table is locked, the Switch will no longer learn the MAC addresses for new hosts. If your network configuration doesn't change, locking the forwarding table helps keep intruders off your network, since any packet coming from an unknown source address will be dropped by the Switch. Address Table Lookup Mode This setting allows the user to tailor the MAC address look up procedure. Choices are Level 0, Level 1, Level 2, Level 3, Level 4, Level 5, Level, 6, and Level 7. The higher the level, the more MAC addresses can be learned by the Switch. However, a side effect is that throughput will be degraded the higher the level you select. This setting will take effect after your system reboots. MAC Address Age-out Time Enter the desired MAC address age-out time in this field (10 to 1000000 seconds) . Configure Static Forwarding Table The Static Forwarding Table screen displays a list of manually defined static MAC address entries. To access the Static Forwarding Table screen, choose Configure Filtering and Forwarding Table from the System Configuration menu. Then select Configure Static Forwarding Table from the bottom of the Configure Filtering and Forwarding Table screen. The following screen appears: 41 Gigabit Ethernet Switch User's Guide Figure 6-19. Static Forwarding Table screen By mapping a port to a destination MAC address, the Switch can permanently forward traffic to the specified device, even after long periods of network inactivity or during times of network congestion. To make a change to the Static Forwarding Table screen, choose either Add or Remove in the Action field. Then enter the MAC Address, the Port number that permanently forwards traffic from the specified device, regardless of the device's network activity or current network congestion, enter a VLAN (if applicable), and press APPLY. The following fields at the top of the screen can be set: Action Choose Add or Remove for each entry from the table. MAC Address Enter a MAC address in this field at the top of the screen. This is the MAC address of the device that you are creating a permanent forwarding address for. A total of ten destination addresses per page will be seen at the bottom of the screen. Port The port number is entered in this field at the top of the screen. The Switch will always forward traffic to the specified device through this port. [. . . ] D-Link warrants the magnetic media, on which D-Link provides its software product, against failure during the same warranty period. This warranty applies to purchased software, and to replacement software provided by D-Link pursuant to this warranty, but shall not apply to any update or replacement which may be provided for download via the Internet, or to any update which may otherwise be provided free of charge. D-Link's sole obligation under this software warranty shall be to replace any defective software product with product which substantially conforms to D-Link's applicable product documentation. Purchaser assumes responsibility for the selection of appropriate application and system/platform software and associated reference materials. [. . . ]