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ARP Settings

The Address Resolution Protocol (ARP) is a required function in IP routing. ARP finds the hardware address, also known as Media Access Control (MAC) address, of a host from its known IP address. ARP maintains a cache (table) in which MAC addresses are mapped to IP addresses.

ARP Global

You can setup the Address Resolution Protocol (ARP) in this page.

Option Description
Max retries Setup the ARP max retries value. The default value is: 3. The range is from 2 to 10.
Timeout Setup the timeout interval value. The default value is: 3 00 . The range is from 30 to 86400

ARP Table

You can setup the IP Address MAC Address and interface in the ARP table.

Option Description
Address IP address for an ARP table entry.
MAC address Hardware MAC address for the ARP table entry.
Interface The VLAN interface of the switch.

ARP Statistics

The ARP Statistics page displays a summary of ARP traffic statistics.