Port — The port from which the storm control is enabled.

Broadcast Control — Enables or disables forwarding Broadcast packets on the switch. The default is Disable.

Modifying PowerConnect 2716/2724 Storm Control Port Parameters

1Open the Storm Control page.

2Enter the fields.

3Click Apply Changes.

The Storm Control port parameters are saved to the PowerConnect 2716/2724 switch.

Configuring Storm Control on the PowerConnect 2748

The following describes Storm Control for PowerConnect 2748:

Figure 6-18. Storm Control Page (PowerConnect 2748 Switch Configuration)

Port — The port from which the Storm Control is enabled.

Broadcast Control — Enables or disables forwarding Broadcast packet types on the switch.

Mode — Sets the mode of Broadcast Storm Control based on the types of traffic selected. The possible options for types of traffic are Unknown Unicast, Multicast & Broadcast, and Broadcast only.

Rate Threshold (3.5K - 1000M) — The maximum rate (bytes per second) at which unknown packets are forwarded.

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Dell PC2724, PC2748, PC2708, PC2716 manual Following describes Storm Control for PowerConnect