Managing Device Security
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ProSafe M5300 Switch
Private Group
The Private Group feature provides Layer 2 isolation between ports that share the same
broadcast domain. Ports can be grouped together as members of the same private group.
The Private Group folder contains links to the following features:
•Private Group Configuration on page 404
•Private Group Membership on page 405

Private Group Configuration

Use this page to create private groups and to specify its mode.
To display the Private Group Configuration page, click Security Traffic Control> Private
Group Private Group Configuration.
To configure a private group:
1. Use Group Name to enter the Private Group name to be configured. The name string
can be up to 24 bytes of non-blank characters.
2. Use the optional Group ID field to specify the private group identifier. If not specified, a
group id not used will be assigned automatically. The range of group id is (1 to 192).
3. Use Group Mode to configure the mode of private group. The group mode can be either
“isolated” or “community”. When in “isolated” mode, the member port in the group cannot
forward its egress traffic to any other members in the same group. By default, the mode is
“community” mode that each member port can forward traffic to other members in the same
group, but not to members in other groups.
4. Click ADD to create a new private group in the switch.
5. Click DELETE to delete a selected private group from the switch.