Allied Telesis AT-S62 - Manual (Page 338)

Chapter 21: Networking Stack
Section II: Advanced Operations 338
Note
No confirmation prompt is displayed. All entries in the ARP table are
immediately deleted, with the exception of the “loopback” entry,
which cannot be deleted.
The switch begins to add new entries to the table as it performs
new management functions in conjunction with other network
devices.
Configuring the
ARP Table
Timeout Value
Inactive temporary entries in the ARP table are timed out according to
the ARP cache timeout value. This parameter prevents the table from
becoming full with inactive entries. The default setting is 400 seconds.
To set this value, perform the following procedure:
1. From the Main Menu, type 5 to select System Administration.
The System Administration menu is shown in Figure 7 on page 55.
2. From the System Administration menu, type 2 to select System
Configuration.
The System Configuration menu is shown in Figure 8 on page 56.
3. From the System Configuration menu, type A to select ARP Cache
Timeout.
The following prompt is displayed:
Enter your new value -> [1 to 260000] -> 400 seconds
4. Enter the new timeout value in seconds. The range is 1 to 260,000
seconds. The default is 400 seconds.
A new timeout value takes affect immediately on the switch.
5. After making changes, type R until you return to the Main Menu. Then
type S to select Save Configuration Changes.