MAC addresses are automatically added to the MAC Addresses list when a DHCP client
receives an IP address from a DHCP server under Address Manager control.
You can also add MAC addresses manually in two ways:
- By adding a MAC address on the MAC tab.
- By specifying a MAC addresses when assigning an IP address. For more
information, refer to Assigning IPv4 addresses.
To add a MAC address on the MAC tab:
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From the configuration drop-down menu, select a configuration.
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Select the Devices tab. Tabs remember the page on
which you last worked, so select the tab again to ensure you're on the
Configuration Information page.
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Click the MAC tab.
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Under MAC Addresses, click
New. If you are editing a MAC address, click
the name of a MAC address, then click the MAC address name menu
and select Edit.
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Under General, set the MAC address and name:
- MAC Address—type the MAC address in the
format nnnnnnnnnnnn, nn-nn-nn-nn-nn-nn, or
nn:nn:nn:nn:nn:nn where nn is a hexadecimal
value from 00 to FF.
- MAC Address Name—type a descriptive name for the
MAC address.
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Under MAC Pool Association, select a MAC pool for the
address:
- No Association—select if the MAC address isn't
to be associated with a MAC pool.
- Add/Update
Association—select to add or update an association between
the MAC address and the MAC pool selected in the Pool Name drop-down
list. When this option is selected, the Pool Name field is enabled
and you can associate any MAC pool with the MAC address. The DENY
pool is a default pool provided by Address Manager. You can use this
pool to deny specific MAC addresses from obtaining an IP address from a DHCP
server. Pools that you define on the MAC tab also appear in this list.
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Under Change
Control, add comments, if required.
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Click
Add or click Add
Next.
Address Manager will display the MAC address as
nn-nn-nn-nn-nn-nn regardless of the format used when adding the MAC
address.