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Adding static unicast and multicast mac addresses – Allied Telesis AT-S62 User Manual

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Chapter 36:MAC Address Table

Section VIII: Web Browser Management

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Adding Static Unicast and Multicast MAC Addresses

This section contains the procedure for assigning a static unicast or
multicast address to a port on the switch. You can assign up to 255 static
MAC addresses per port.

To add a static address to the MAC address table, perform the following
procedure:

1. From the Home page, select Configuration.

The System page is displayed with the General tab selected by
default, as shown in Figure 194 on page 586.

2. From the Configuration menu, select Layer 2.

The Layer 2 page opens with the MAC Address tab selected by
default, as shown in Figure 208 on page 622.

3. To add a static unicast address, in the View/Add Unicast MAC

Addresses section, click Add. To add a static multicast address, in the
View/Add Multicast MAC Addresses section, click Add.

The Add MAC Address page is shown in Figure 209.

Figure 209 Add MAC Address Page

4. In the MAC Address field, enter the new static unicast or multicast

MAC address.

5. In the Port Number field, enter the number of the port on the switch

where you want to assign the static address. If you are adding a static
unicast address, you can enter only one port.

If you are entering a static multicast address, you must specify the
port when the multicast application is located as well as the ports
where the host nodes are connected. Assigning the address only
to the port where the multicast application is located will result in