D-Link DWS-4026 [178/741] Configuration

ConfiguringandSearchingtheForwardingDatabase

D-Link UnifiedWiredandWirelessAccessSystem

November2011 Page178

D‐LinkUWSUserManual

ConfiguringandSearchingtheForwardingDatabase

TheforwardingdatabasemaintainsalistofMACaddressesafterhavingreceivedapacketfromthisMAC

address.Thetransparentbridgingfunctionusestheforwardingdatabaseentriestodeterminehowtoforward

areceivedframe.

Configuration

UsetheConfigurationpagetosettheamountoftimetokeepalearnedMACaddressentryintheforwarding

database.Theforwardingdatabasecontainsstaticentries,whichareneveragedout,anddynamicallylearned

entries,whichareremovediftheyarenotupdatedwithinagiventime.

ToaccesstheConfigurationpa

ge,clickLAN>L2Features>ForwardingDBConfigurationinthenavigation

tree.

Figure94:ForwardingDatabaseAge‐OutInterval

•ClickSubmittoapplythechangestothesystem.Youmustperformasavetomakethechangespersist

acrossareboot.

Note:IEEE802.1Drecommendsadefaultof300seconds,whichisthefactorydefault.