Configuring and Monitoring Port Security
Overview
Overview
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| Feature | Default | Menu | CLI | Web |
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| Displaying Current Port Security | n/a | — | |||
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| Configuring Port Security | disabled | — | |||
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| Intrusion Alerts and Alert Flags | n/a | ||||
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| Using Port Security, you can configure each switch port with a unique list of | |||||
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| the MAC addresses of devices that are authorized to access the network | |||||
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| through that port. This enables individual ports to detect, prevent, and log | |||||
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| attempts by unauthorized devices to communicate through the switch. | |||||
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| This feature does not prevent intruders from receiving broadcast and multi- | |||||
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Basic Operation
Default Port Security Operation. The default port security setting for each port is off, or continuous. That is, any device can access a port without causing a security reaction.
Intruder Protection. A port that detects an “intruder” blocks the intruding device from transmitting to the network through that port.