Configuring the Switch

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.

 

 

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< Port Security Configuration >

 

 

MAC Address

 

MAC Address

 

 

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Secure address count : 0

 

 

 

 

Port : 1

 

MAC

: 00-00-00-00-00-00

 

 

[Show]

[More]

[Add]

[Delete]

 

 

Mode:DISABLE

[Apply]

[Clear]

 

 

 

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Use <TAB> or arrow keys to move. <Enter> to select

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

Numeric identifier for switch port.

 

 

 

[Show]

Displays authorized MAC addresses for the specified port.

 

 

[More]

Displays more MAC addresses for the port.

 

 

Mode

Port security can be 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 add the source MAC address of all packets

 

 

 

received on the port to the authorized MAC Address list.

 

 

[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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