• SonicOS 7.1
• About SonicOS
  • Working with SonicOS
  • SonicOS Workflow
  • How to Use the SonicOS Administration Guides
  • Guide Conventions
• About Switch Network
  • Before Adding a Switch
  • Enabling the Switch
  • Setting Up Ports
  • Checking Switch Details
• Managing from a Firewall
  • Adding a Switch to a Firewall with Zero-Touch
  • Adding a Switch to a Firewall Manually
  • Changing the Switch Configuration
  • Upgrading Firmware
  • Shutting Down the Switch
  • Restarting the Switch
  • Setting Up PoE
  • Adding a VLAN
  • Adding Static Routes
  • Editing DNS
  • Setting Up QoS
  • Setting Up Users
  • Setting Up 802.1X Authentication
  • Daisy-Chaining Switches
  • Connecting Access Points
  • Modifying the MAC Address Table
  • Checking Port Statistics
• Configuring Switch Topologies
  • Configuring Basic Topologies
  • Connecting the Switch Management Port to a Firewall
  • Configuring a Common Uplink
  • Configuring a Dedicated Uplink
  • Configuring a Hybrid System with Common and Dedicated Uplinks
  • Configuring Isolated Links for Management and Data Uplinks
  • Configuring High Availability
    • Configuring HA and PortShields With Dedicated Uplinks
    • Configuring HA and PortShield With a Common Uplink
    • Configuring HA Using One Switch Management Port
    • Configuring HA Using Two Switch Management Ports
  • Configuring VLANs With Dedicated Uplinks
  • Configuring a Link to SonicWall Access Points
• SonicWall Support
  • About This Document

Modifying the MAC Address Table

The MAC address table links the MAC destination address on incoming Ethernet frames with the port closest to the destination based on learning from the transit of earlier frames. This feature allows:

• Defining MAC aging time
• Setting Static MAC table entries
• Checking Dynamic MAC entry learning

Navigate to Device > Switch Network > Switches and then click on ARP.

To set MAC Aging Time

The MAC Aging time specifies the time before an entry ages and is discarded from the MAC address table. The range is from 0 to 630; The default value is 300 seconds. Disabling MAC aging is not supported. This age specification applies to all VLANs.

To add static MAC Addresses

1. Click on Add Static MAC Addresses and the following dialog box will appear.

   

2. Select the Port and VLAN ID along with the destination MAC address and click on OK.

To Check Dynamic MAC Address Learning

The dynamic MAC address table lists currently learned MAC addresses and accompanying Port and VLAN IDs. The defined MAC Aging time deterimines how current this information is. This table provides details on the LAN supported by the Switch.