Switch Configuration Screen
Local Management Supplement
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Age Time (Modifiable)
Allows the user to set the amount of time (in seconds) that the
SmartSwitch keeps an address in its switch table before discarding it. An
address is automatically discarded when a valid frame is not received
from that address within the time specified in the Age Time field. To
change the Age Time field from the default value of 300 seconds, refer to
Section 1.16.2
.
Port # (Read-Only)
Lists each switched port on the device. If the number of ports is greater
than eight, then the additional ports are listed on subsequent screens.
MAC Address (Read-Only)
Displays the base hardware address assigned to each listed port.
State (Read-Only)
Disabled: Management disabled this interface. No traffic is received or
forwarded while the interface is disabled.
•
Listening – The switch is not adding information to the Transparent
Database. The switch is monitoring BPDU traffic while preparing to
move from the learning to the forwarding state.
•
Learning – The switch is learning the addresses on this interface. The
switch enters the learning state when the Transparent Database is
created (during start-up or after being deleted), or when the Spanning
Tree Algorithm detects a network topology change.
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Forwarding – The switch is operating and this interface is forwarding
traffic.
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Standby – This interface will not forward any traffic through the switch
because a loop condition has been detected by the STA.
Status (Toggle)
Allows the user to enable or disable a port by setting the status of the
listed interface to either ENABLED or DISABLED. To set the port status,
refer to
Section 1.16.3
.
