4 Configuration
D-Link Smart Managed Switch User Manual
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Figure 4.51 - Security > Traffic Segmentation
The fields that can be configured are described below:
Item
Description
From Port / To Port
Specify a range of ports to be configured as sources ports.
From Forward Port /
To Forward Port
Specify a range of ports to be configured as forwarding ports.
Table 4.31
Click the
Add
button to add a new entry.
Click the
Delete
button to remove an entry based on the information entered.
Security > Storm Control
The Storm Control feature provides the ability to control the receive rate of broadcast, multicast, and
unknown unicast packets. Once a packet storm has been detected, the Switch will drop incoming packets
until the storm has subsided.
Figure 4.52 - Security > Storm Control
The fields that can be configured are described below:
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 4.32
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.
