SMC Networks 16 10BASE-T, 100BASE-TX manual Configuring Port Security

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•If a port is disabled (shut down) due to a security violation, it must be manually re-enabled from the Port/Port Configuration page (page 3-64).

Command Attributes

•Port – Port number.

•Name – Descriptive text (page 4-105).

•Action – Indicates the action to be taken when a port security violation is detected:

-None: No action should be taken. (This is the default.)

-Trap: Send an SNMP trap message.

-Shutdown: Disable the port.

-Trap and Shutdown: Send an SNMP trap message and disable the port.

•Security Status – Enables or disables port security on the port. (Default: Disabled)

•Max MAC Count – The maximum number of MAC addresses that can be learned on a port. (Range: 0 - 1024)

•Trunk – Trunk number if port is a member (page 3-67and 3-68).

Web – Click Security, Port Security. Mark the checkbox in the Status column to enable security for a port, set the maximum number of MAC addresses allowed on a port, and click Apply.

Figure 3-28. Configuring Port Security

CLI – This example selects the target port, sets the port security action to send a trap and disable the port and sets the maximum MAC addresses allowed on the port, and then enables port security for the port.

Console(config)#interface ethernet 1/5
Console(config-if)#port security action trap-and-shutdown	4-75

Console(config-if)#port security max-mac-count 20

Console(config-if)#port security

Console(config-if)#

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