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8/24/48 Port GbE PoE Managed Switch User’s Guide
5.7.2
Switch Status
This section shows the Port Security status on the switch. Port Security is a module with no direct
configuration. Configuration comes indirectly from other modules - the user modules. When a user
module has enabled port security on a port, the port is set-up for software-based learning. In this mode,
frames from unknown MAC addresses pass on to the port security module, which in turn asks all user
modules whether to allow this new MAC address to forward or block it. For a MAC address to be set in
the forwarding state, all enabled user modules must unanimously agree on allowing the MAC address
to forward. If even one user module decides to block it, blocking continues until that user module
decides otherwise. The status page is divided into two sections - one with a legend of user modules
and one with the actual port status.
To view the Port Security Switch Status in the web interface:
1. Navigate to Security > Port Security > Switch Status .
2. Check Auto-refresh to refresh the page automatically at periodic intervals.
3. Click Refresh to refresh the page manually. 0.
Figure 133: Port Security Switch Status
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Parameter Description
User Module Legend The legend shows all user modules that may request Port Security services.
User Module Name The full name of a module that may request Port Security services.
Abr A one-letter abbreviation of the user module. This is used in the Users column in
the port status table.
Port Status The table has one row for each port on the selected switch.
Port The port number for which the status applies. Click the port number to see the
status for this particular port.
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