# Filter Vendor

Port>Configure>Filter Vendor

To display filter vendor information from the CiscoView Configure Port window, select Filter Vendor from the CATEGORY popup menu.

The following information is displayed:

Id (filterVendorId)

Vendor ID portion of the MAC address. If the source or destination MAC address has the same vendor ID, a match occurs. The packet is dropped if a match occurs and deny is specified. The packet is also dropped if a match does not occur and at least one vendor ID filter was specified with a value of permit.

Type (filterVendorType)

Allows you to add or remove entries from the Filter Vendor table. Possible values include deny and permit. Specify the value deny in this field to add a deny entry to the Filter Vendor table. Specify the value permit in this field to add a permit entry to the Filter Vendor table.