GE ML1200 Switch User Manual


 
6–4 MULTILINK ML1200 MANAGED FIELD SWITCH – INSTRUCTION MANUAL
ACCESS CONSIDERATIONS CHAPTER 6: ACCESS CONSIDERATIONS
remove mac - removes specific or all MAC addresses from port security lookup
signal port=<num|list|range> - observe list of specified ports and notify if
there is a security breach on the list of port specified. The signal can be a log entry,
a trap to the trap receiver specified as part of the SNMP commands (where is that
specified) or both
Note
There is a limitation of 200 MAC addresses per port and 500 MAC addresses per switch for
port security.
Note
All commands listed above must be executed under the port security configuration mode.
Let's look at a few examples. The following command allows specific MAC addresses on a
specified port. No spaces are allowed between specified MAC addresses.
ML1200(port-security)## allow
mac=00:c1:00:7f:ec:00,00:60:b0:88:9e:00 port=18
The following command sequence sets the port security to learn the MAC addresses. Note
that a maximum of 200 MAC addresses can be learned per port, to a maximum of 500 per
switch. Also, the
action on the port must be set to none before the port learns the MAC
address information.
ML1200(port-security)## action port=1, 2 none
ML1200(port-security)##
learn port=1, 2 enable
The following command sequence enables and disables port security
ML1200(port-security)## ps enable
Port Security is already enabled
ML1200(port-security)## ps disable
Port Security Disabled
ML1200 ps enable
Port Security Enabled
6.2.2 Allowing MAC Addresses
The Port Security feature has to be used with the combination of commands shown below
in order for it to be implemented successfully.
To configure a port to allow only a certain MAC address (single or a list of max 200 MAC
addresses per port and 500 MAC addresses per ML1200, as per manuals) we have to:
1. Verify that the port is in default port security status.
2. Use the following commands:
#port-security
(port-security)##ps enable
(port-security)##allow mac=<address,list,range> port=<num,list,range>
(port-security)##action port=<num,list,range>drop
Note
All the above commands have to be configured in this sequence, otherwise the port will
remain insecure.