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GS700TR Smart Switch Software Administration Manual
6-34 Managing Device Security
v1.0, May, 2008
2. To go to an interface in the list, type the interface number in the Go To Interface field and
click Go.
3. If you make changes to the page, click Apply to apply the changes to the system.
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 allowable source MAC addresses can be forwarded. All other packets are discarded.
To display the Port Security Configuration page:
1. Click Security > Traffic Control, and then click the Port Security > Port Security
Configuration link.
Table 6-22. Storm Control Fields
Field Description
Ingress Control
Mode
Select the mode of broadcast affected by storm control.
• Disable — Do not use storm control.
• 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.
Threshold Specifies the maximum rate at which unknown packets are forwarded. The
range is a percent of the total threshold. The range is a percent of the total
threshold between 0-100%.
Table 6-23. Port Settings Fields
Field Description
Port Select the check box next to the port to change the Storm Control
administrative status.
Status Shows whether the interfaces is enabled for storm control. If the port check box
is selected, you can enable or disable storm control for the port.
Threshold Used to set the threshold for either Broadcast or Multicast or Unknown Unicast
traffic.