5.7.2 Switch Status
This section shows the Port Security status. 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 are passed 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 only one chooses to block it, it will be blocked 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 configure Port Security Switch Status in the web interface:
1. Check “Auto-refresh”
Figure 5-7.2: The 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.
Abbr:
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 and a number of columns, which are:
Port:
The port number for which the status applies. Click the port number to see the status for this particular port.
Users:
Each of the user modules has a column that shows whether that module has enabled Port Security or not. A '-' means
that the corresponding user module is not enabled, whereas a letter indicates that the user module abbreviated by that
letter (see Abbr) has enabled port security.
State:
Shows the current state of the port. It can take one of four values:
Disabled: No user modules are currently using the Port Security service.
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