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UM RedundConfig RSPL
Release 2.0 02/2013
3.6 Guards
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3.6 Guards
The device allows you to activate various protection functions (guards) on the
device ports.
The following protection functions help protect your network from incorrect
configurations, loops and attacks with STP-BPDUs:
BPDU Guard – for manually defined terminal device ports (edge ports)
You activate this protection function globally in the device.
Terminal device ports do not normally receive any STP-BPDUs. If an
attacker still attempts to feed in STP-BPDUs at this port, the device
deactivates the device port.