Enterasys Networks VH-8G manual Port Security Configuration

Port Security Configuration

Use the Port Security Configuration screen to enable and configure port security for the switch. Port security allows you to configure each port with a list of MAC addresses of devices that are authorized to access the network through that port.

	Vertical Horizon Local Management -- VH-8G
		Port Security Configuration
	MAC Address		MAC Address
	--------------------------------------------------------------
	Secure address count = 0
	Port : 1		MAC : 00-00-00-00-00-00
	[Show]	[More]	[Add] [Delete]
	Mode:DISABLE	[Apply]	[Clear]
			<OK>
	Use <TAB> or arrow keys to move. <Enter> to select
	Figure 2-44. Port Security Configuration
Parameter		Description
MAC Address		A list of the authorized MAC addresses that can access the
		network through the specified port.
Secure Address Count		The number of authorized MAC addresses for the specified
		port.
Port		The port number on the unit.
[Show]		Displays authorized MAC addresses for the specified port.
[More]		Displays more MAC addresses for the port.
Mode		Port security can set to three states; Static, Disable, or
		Learning. When set to Static, the switch will drop packets from
		the port if the source MAC address does not match one of the
		addresses in the MAC Address list. If set to Learning, the
		switch will use the last valid source address to filter packets
		from the port.
[Apply]		Applies a change of Mode to the port.
MAC		A specific MAC address to be added or deleted from the list.
[Add]		Adds a new MAC address to the current list.
[Delete]		Removes a MAC address from the current list.
[Clear]		Clears all the MAC addresses for the current port.

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