D-Link DES-3624 - Switch - Stackable User manual - page 168
Stackable NWay Ethernet Switch User’s Guide
♦ Lock Address Table(Stop Learning) Mostly used for
security purposes, when the forwarding table is locked the
Switch will no longer learn the MAC addresses for new
hosts. If your network configuration doesn’t change, locking
the forwarding table helps keep intruders off your network
since any packet coming from an unknown source address
will be dropped by the Switch.
♦ Address Look-up Mode Select from: Level 0, Level 1, Level
2, Level 3, Level 4, Level 5, Level 6, or Level 7.
♦ MAC Address Age-out Time (sec.) Enter the desired MAC
address aging time in this field (10 to 9999 seconds).
Static Forwarding Table
Figure 7-11. Static Forwarding Table window
MAC forwarding allows the Switch to permanently forward
outbound traffic to specific destination MAC addresses over a
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