Defining Reserved MAC Addresses

When the switch receives a frame using a Destination MAC address that belongs to a reserved range (per the IEEE standard), the frame can be discarded or bridged. The configuration can be set either by reserved MAC address or by reserved MAC address and frame type, as follows:

To configure an entry for a reserved MAC address:

  1. Click MAC Address Tables > Reserved MAC Addresses. The Reserved MAC Addresses page opens.
  2. This page displays the reserved MAC addresses.

  3. Click Add. The Add Reserved MAC Address page opens.
  4. Enter the values for the following fields:
    • MAC Address--Select the MAC address to be reserved.
    • Frame Type--Select a frame type based on the following criteria:
      • Ethernet V2--Applies to Ethernet V2 packets with the specific MAC address.
      • LLC--Applies to Logical Link Control (LLC) packets with the specific MAC address.
      • LLC-SNAP--Applies to Logical Link Control/Sub-Network Access Protocol (LLC-SNAP) packets with the specific MAC address.
      • All--Applies to all the packets with the specific MAC Address.
    • Action--Select one of the following actions to be taken upon the arriving packet that matches the selected criteria:
      • Discard--Delete the packet.
      • Bridge--Forward the packet to all VLAN members.
  5. Click Apply. A new MAC address is reserved.