Monitor: MAC Table

Overview

This section provides information for MAC Table in Monitor.

The MAC Table screen (a MAC table is also known as a filtering database) shows how frames are forwarded or filtered across the Switch’s ports. When a device (which may belong to a VLAN group) sends a packet which is forwarded to a port on the Switch, the MAC address of the device is shown on the Switch’s MAC Table. It also shows whether the MAC address is dynamic (learned by the Switch) or static (manually entered in the Static MAC Forwarding screen).

This link takes you to a screen where you can view the MAC address and VLAN ID of a device attach to a port. You can also view what kind of MAC address it is.

MAC Table

Use this screen to view filter static and MAC table settings. Click Monitor > MAC Table.

Each field is described in the following table.

Monitor > MAC Table
Label	Description
MAC Table
MAC Address	This is the MAC address of the device from which this incoming frame came.
VLAN	Displays a type for the VLAN for identification purposes.
Port	This is the port from which the above MAC address was learned.
View	This link takes you to a screen where you can view the MAC address and VLAN ID of a device attach to a port. You can also view what kind of MAC address it is.
Clear	Click Clear to return the fields to the factory defaults.
MAC Address	This is the MAC address of the device from which this incoming frame came.
VLAN	Displays a type for the VLAN for identification purposes.
Type	This shows whether the MAC address is dynamic (learned by the Switch) or static (manually entered in the Static MAC Forwarding screen).
Port	This is the port from which the above MAC address was learned.
Total Entries	Displays the number of total entries.