NETGEAR XS712T-100NES manual Port Security Configuration, 201

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Unknown Unicast. If the rate of unknown L2 unicast (destination lookup failure) traffic ingressing on an interface increases beyond the configured threshold, the traffic will be dropped.

Multicast. If the rate of L2 multicast traffic ingressing on an interface increases beyond the configured threshold, the traffic will be dropped.

Broadcast. If the rate of L2 broadcast traffic ingressing on an interface increases beyond the configured threshold, the traffic will be dropped.

4.When the selected Ingress Control Mode is an option other than Disable, select Enable or Disable from the Status menu to specify the administrative status of the mode.

5.Select Control Action mode to either Shutdown or RateLimit.

The default mode is RateLimit. The Control Action field provides the ability to shutdown the port when threshold of configured broadcast storm recovery feature gets breached.

6.In the Threshold field, specify the maximum rate at which unknown packets are forwarded. The range is a percent of the total threshold between 0–100%. The default is 5%.

7.In the Flow Control menu, select Enable or Disable flow control.The default is Disable.

8.Click Apply.

Port Security Configuration

Use the Port Security feature to lock one or more ports on the system. When a port is locked, only packets with an allowable source MAC addresses can be forwarded. All other packets are discarded.

To configure the global port security mode:

1. Select Security > Traffic Control > Port Security > Port Security Configuration.

2.In the Port Security Mode field, select the appropriate radio button to enable or disable port security on the switch.

3.Click Apply.

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