ZyXEL Communications MES3500-24 User Manual

Chapter 20 Classifier

MES3500-24/24F User’s Guide

To view a summary of the classifier configuration, scroll down to the summary table at the bottom 
of the Classifier screen. To change the settings of a rule, click a number in the Index field.

Port

Type the port number to which the rule should be applied. You may choose one port only or all 
ports (Any).

Destination

MAC 
Address

Select Any to apply the rule to all MAC addresses. 

To specify a destination, select the second choice and type a MAC address in valid MAC address 
format (six hexadecimal character pairs).

Layer 3

Specify the fields below to configure a layer-3 classifier. 

DSCP

Select Any to classify traffic from any DSCP or select the second option and specify a DSCP 
(DiffServ Code Point) number between 0 and 63 in the field provided.

IP 
Protocol

Select an IP protocol type or select Other and enter the protocol number in decimal value. Refer 
to

 

for more information. 

You may select Establish Only for TCP protocol type. This means that the Switch will pick out 
the packets that are sent to establish TCP connections. 

Source

IP 
Address/
Address 
Prefix

Enter a source IP address in dotted decimal notation. 

Specify the address prefix by entering the number of ones in the subnet mask. 

Socket 
Number

Note: You must select either UDP or TCP in the IP Protocol field before you configure the socket 

numbers. 

Select Any to apply the rule to all TCP/UDP protocol port numbers or select the second option 
and enter a TCP/UDP protocol port number. 

Destination

IP 
Address/
Address 
Prefix

Enter a destination IP address in dotted decimal notation. 

Specify the address prefix by entering the number of ones in the subnet mask. 

Socket 
Number

Note: You must select either UDP or TCP in the IP Protocol field before you configure the socket 

numbers.

Select Any to apply the rule to all TCP/UDP protocol port numbers or select the second option 
and enter a TCP/UDP protocol port 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 begin configuring this screen afresh.

Clear

Click Clear to set the above fields back to the factory defaults.

Advanced Application > Classifier  (continued)