9
Configuring and Monitoring Port Security
Contents
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-2
Blocking Unauthorized Traffic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-3
Port Security Command Options and Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-6
Retention of Static MAC Addresses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-10
Displaying Current Port Security Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-10
Differences Between MAC Lockdown and Port Security . . . . . . . . . 9-19
Deploying MAC Lockdown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-21
Port Security and MAC Lockout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-27
Web: Displaying and Configuring Port Security Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-27
Reading Intrusion Alerts and Resetting Alert Flags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-28
Notice of Security Violations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-28
How the Intrusion Log Operates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-29
Keeping the Intrusion Log Current by Resetting Alert Flags . . . . . . . 9-29
Using the Event Log To Find Intrusion Alerts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-35
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