4 Configuration
D-Link Smart Managed Switch User Manual
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Item
Description
Storm Control Status
Specify to enable or disable the storm control function.
Storm Control
Specify the type of controlled packets, Options are Broadcast
Only, Multicast & Broadcast, and Multicast & Broadcast &
Unknown Unicast.
Threshold (8-1000000)
If Storm Control is enabled, the Switch will start dropping
packets of the specified type when exceeding this threshold.
The threshold ranges from 8 to 1,000,000 kbps.
Table 4.30
Click
Apply
to make the configurations take effect.
Security > Port Security
Port Security improves network security by restricting access on a specific port only to users with a specific
MAC address.
Ports can be locked to prevent users from modifying the MAC address forwarding table. Locking ports also
prevents additional MAC addresses from being learned.
Figure 4.48 – Security > Port Security
The fields that can be configured for
Port Security
are described below:
Item
Description
From Port / To Port
Specify a range of ports to be configured.
Admin State
Select Enable to lock down the port and the associated MAC
address table. Select Disable to disable Port Security on the
corresponding port(s).
Max Learning Address
Define the maximum number of MAC addresses that can be
associated with the corresponding port. This ranges from 0 to
4160.
Table 4.31
Click
Apply
to make the configurations take effect.
OAM > Cable Diagnostics
The Cable Diagnostics is designed primarily for administrators and customer service representatives to
quickly examine the quality of copper cables, recognize the cable type, and detect cable errors.
