Chapter 10 Filtering
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10.3 Viewing and Editing Filter Rules
To view a summary of the rule configuration, scroll down to the summary table at the bottom
of the Filtering screen.
To change the settings of a rule, click a number in the Index field.
Figure 48 Filtering: Summary Table
The following table describes the labels in the summary table.
Action Select Discard source to drop frame from the source MAC address (specified in the
MAC field). The switch can still send frames to the MAC address.
Select Discard destination to drop frames to the destination MAC address (specified in
the MAC address). The switch can still receive frames originating from the MAC address.
Select Discard source and Discard destination to block traffic to/from the MAC address
specified in the MAC field.
MAC Type a MAC address in valid MAC address format, that is, six hexadecimal character
pairs to apply the filter rule to the specified MAC address and VLAN group
VID Type the VLAN group identification number.
Add Click Add to insert the entry in the summary table below and save your changes to the
switch’s run-time memory. The switch loses these changes if it is turned off or loses
power, so use the Save link on the top navigation panel to save your changes to the non-
volatile memory when you are done configuring.
Cancel Click Cancel to reset the fields to your previous configuration.
Clear Click Clear to clear the fields to the factory defaults.
Table 22 Filtering (continued)
LABEL DESCRIPTION
Table 23 Filtering: Summary Table
LABEL DESCRIPTION
Index This field displays the index number of the rule. Click an index number to edit the rule.
Active This field displays Yes when the rule is activated and No when is it deactivated.
Name This field displays the descriptive name for this rule. This is for identification purpose only.
MAC
Address
This field displays the source/destination MAC address.
VID This field displays the VLAN identification number to which the MAC address belongs.
Action This field displays the filtering action (Discard both, Discard source or Discard dest.).
Delete Check the rule(s) that you want to remove in the Delete column and then click the Delete
button.
Cancel Click Cancel to clear the selected checkboxes in the Delete column.
