D-Link DGS-3024 Manual - Advanced Settings

DGS-3024 Gigabit Ethernet Switch Manual 

Advanced Settings 

Figure 7- 3.  Switch Information (Advanced Settings) window 

The following fields can be set: 

Parameter 

Description 

Serial Port Auto 

Logout  

This setting for the restart of the console is 2 Minutes,  5 Minutes,  10 Minutes,  15 

Minutes

, or Never. The default is 10 Minutes. 

Serial Port Baud 

Rate 

Determines the serial port bit rate that will be used the next time the Switch is restarted. 

Available speeds are 9600, 19,200, 38,400, and 115,200 bits per second. The default 

setting is 9600. 

MAC Address Aging 

Time (0-14400) 

Minutes 

This field specifies the length of time a learned MAC Address will remain in the 

forwarding table without being accessed (that is, how long a learned MAC Address is 

allowed to remain idle). To change this, type in a different value representing the MAC 

address age-out time in seconds. TheMAC Address Aging Time can be set to any 

value between 0 and 14,400. The default setting is 5. 

IGMP Snooping 

This indicates if Internet Group Management Protocol (IGMP) Snooping is enabled on 

the Switch. When enabled, this feature instructs the Switch to read IGMP packets being 

forwarded through the Switch in order to obtain forwarding information from them (learn 

which ports contain Multicast members). The Switch’s IGMP snooping state can be 

changed on the IGMP Snooping Settings window (Configuration → IGMP Snooping 

→ IGMP Snooping). The default is Disabled. 

Multicast Router 

Only 

This field specifies that the Switch should only forward all multicast traffic to a multicast-

enabled router, if enabled. Otherwise, the Switch will forward all multicast traffic to any 

IP router The default is Disabled

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