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Browse address table – Intel 460T User Manual

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Local Management

Browse Address Table

Description

Use this screen to sort through the switch’s MAC address table and view
the addresses the switch has learned. The switch uses this table when
making forwarding decisions to avoid broadcasting traffic over every port.
You can search this table by MAC address or by port.

VLAN (port-based)/VLAN ID (tag-based): When the switch is running
port-based or tag-based VLANs, the address table associates MAC
addresses with specific VLANs. Use the

z to select a VLAN.

Select Filter: Use the

z to select how to view the address table. You

can sort by or by .

Enter MAC Address: Use this field to search for a specific MAC address in
the switch’s table.

Port Number: Use the

z to select a port and display the MAC

addresses seen on the specified port. This search is useful for monitoring
which ports a device is using, or which devices are using one port.

LOCATION

Main Menu

Monitoring

Browse Address Table