Digital Networks North America DNswitch 800 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.

	Figure 3-38. Port Security Configuration
Parameter	Description
Port Number	The port number on the unit.
Status	Port security can set to three states; Enabled, Disabled, or
	Learning. When set to Enabled, 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.
MAC Address List	A list of the current authorized MAC addresses that can access
	the network through the specified port.
MAC Address	A specific MAC address to be added or deleted from the list. A
	MAC address must be entered as 12 hexadecimal digits in the
	format “000000-000000” or “000000000000” to be correctly
	accepted by the system.
Add	Adds a new MAC address to the current list.
Remove	Removes a MAC address from the current list.
Clear All	Clears all the MAC addresses for the current port.

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