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Table 92 ARP Inspection VLAN Configure (continued)

 

LABEL

DESCRIPTION

 

 

Apply

Click this to display the specified range of VLANs in the section

 

 

 

below.

 

 

 

 

 

 

VID

This field displays the VLAN ID of each VLAN in the range

 

 

 

specified above. If you configure the * VLAN, the settings are

 

 

 

applied to all VLANs.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Enabled

Select Yes to enable ARP inspection on the VLAN. Select No to

 

 

 

disable ARP inspection on the VLAN.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Log

Specify when the Switch generates log messages for receiving

 

 

 

ARP packets from the VLAN.

 

 

 

None: The Switch does not generate any log messages when it

 

 

 

receives an ARP packet from the VLAN.

 

 

 

Deny: The Switch generates log messages when it discards an

 

 

 

ARP packet from the VLAN.

 

 

 

Permit: The Switch generates log messages when it forwards an

 

 

 

ARP packet from the VLAN.

 

 

 

All: The Switch generates log messages every time it receives an

 

 

 

ARP packet from the VLAN.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Apply

Click Apply to save your changes to the Switch’s run-time

 

 

 

memory. The Switch loses these changes if it is turned off or loses

 

 

 

power, so use the Save link on the top navigation panel to save

 

 

 

your changes to the non-volatile memory when you are done

 

 

 

configuring.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cancel

Click this to reset the values in this screen to their last-saved

 

 

 

values.

 

 

 

 

 

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