Configuring and Monitoring Port Security

Reading Intrusion Alerts and Resetting Alert Flags

 

Keeping the Intrusion Log Current by Resetting Alert

 

Flags

 

When a violation occurs on a port, an alert flag is set for that port and the

 

violation is entered in the Intrusion Log. The switch can detect and handle

 

subsequent intrusions on that port, but will not log another intrusion on the

 

port until you reset the alert flag for either all ports or for the individual port.

 

 

Note on

On a given port, if the intrusion action is to send an SNMP trap and then disable

Send - Disable

the port (send-disable), and then an intruder is detected on the port, the switch

Operation

sends an SNMP trap, sets the port’s alert flag, and disables the port. If you re-

 

enable the port without resetting the port’s alert flag, then the port operates

 

as follows:

 

The port comes up and will block traffic from unauthorized devices

 

it detects.

 

If the port detects another intruder, it will send another SNMP trap,

 

but will not become disabled again unless you first reset the port’s

 

intrusion flag.

 

This operation enables the port to continue passing traffic for authorized

 

devices while you locate and eliminate the intruder. Otherwise, the presence

 

of an intruder could cause the switch to repeatedly disable the port.

 

Menu: Checking for Intrusions, Listing Intrusion Alerts, and

 

 

Resetting Alert Flags

 

The menu interface indicates per-port intrusions in the Port Status screen, and

 

provides details and the reset function in the Intrusion Log screen.

 

1. From the Main Menu select:

 

1. Status and Counters

 

4. Port Status

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