Configuring static forwarding

Configure static forwarding to specify the group of ports that are allowed to forward frames.

Important

Important

Entries are valid for unicast and for group/broadcast addresses.

Procedure

  1. In the navigation tree, expand the following folders: Configuration > VLAN.
  2. Click VLANs.
  3. Select the Basic tab.
  4. Select a VLAN.
  5. Click Bridge.
  6. In the Bridge, VLAN tab, click the Static tab.
  7. Click Insert.
  8. In the MacAddress box, enter a forwarding destination MAC address.
  9. In the Port box, click the ellipsis button (...).
  10. Select the port on which the frame is received.
  11. Click Ok.
  12. Click Insert.

Static field descriptions

Use the data in the following table to use the Static tab.

Name

Description

MacAddress

Specifies the destination MAC address in a frame to which the forwarding information for this entry applies. This object can take the value of a unicast address.

Port

Specifies the port number of the port on which the frame is received.

VlanId

Specifies the VLAN ID in the range of 1 to 4059. By default, VLAN IDs 1 to 4059 are configurable and the system reserves VLAN IDs 4060 to 4094 for internal use. On switches that support the vrf-scaling and spbm-config-mode boot configuration flags, if you enable these flags, the system also reserves VLAN IDs 3500 to 3998. VLAN ID 1 is the default VLAN and you cannot create or delete VLAN ID 1.

Status

Specifies the status of the VLAN.
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