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ES-2108 Series User’s Guide
Chapter 10 Filtering 99
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Filtering
This chapter discusses MAC address port filtering.
10.1 Configure a Filtering Rule
Filtering means sifting traffic going through the switch based on the source MAC addresses
and VLAN group (ID).
Click Advanced Application and Filtering in the navigation panel to display the screen as
shown next.
Figure 46 Filtering
The following table describes the related labels in this screen.
Table 21 FIltering
LABEL DESCRIPTION
Active Make sure to select this check box to activate your rule. You may temporarily deactivate
a rule without deleting it by deselecting this check box.
Name Type a descriptive name (up to 32 printable ASCII characters) for this rule. This is for
identification purpose only.
MAC Type a MAC address in valid MAC address format, that is, six hexadecimal character
pairs. Packets from this MAC address which also match the VLAN identification number
you enter in the VID field are dropped by the switch.
VID Type the VLAN group identification number. Packets which match the VLAN
identification number and the MAC address you enter in the MAC field are dropped by
the switch.