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66CHAPTER 4: MANAGING DEVICE SECURITY
■Ethertype — Provides an identifier that differentiates between various types of protocols.
■Action — Specifies 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.
To create a new
1Select Create ACL.
2Enter the name of the new ACL.
3Click . The new ACL is created, and the device is updated.
To define a new
1Select Selection ACL.
2Select the ACL from the list.
3Define the fields for the new ACL rule.
4 Click. The new