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Ethertype — Provides an identifier that differentiates between various types of protocols.

Action — Indicates the ACL forwarding action. In addition, the port can be shut down, a trap can be sent to the network administrator, or packet is assigned rate limiting restrictions for forwarding. The options are as follows:

Permit — Forwards packets which meet the ACL criteria.

Deny — Drops packets which meet the ACL criteria.

Shutdown — Drops packet that meets the ACL criteria, and disables the port to which the packet was addressed. Ports are reactivated from the Port Administration Setup Page.

Configuring MAC The MAC Based ACL Setup Page allows the network administrator to Based ACLs create and define rules for MAC-based ACLs.

Monitor users have no access to this page.

To configure MAC-based ACLs:

Click Device > ACL > MAC Based ACL > Setup. The MAC Based ACL

Setup Page opens:

Figure 28 MAC Based ACL Setup Page

The MAC Based ACL Setup Page contains the following fields:

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3Com 2924-PWR manual To configure MAC-based ACLs, Click Device ACL MAC Based ACL Setup. The MAC Based ACL