To manage broadcast filtering and set the storm control rate limits for ports:
1. Open a web browser from a computer that is connected to the same network as the
switch, or connected directly to the switch through an Ethernet cable.
2. Enter the IP address that is assigned to the switch.
A login window opens.
3. Enter the device management password.
The password is the one that you specified the first time that you logged in. The
password is case-sensitive.
The HOME page displays.
4. From the menu at the top of the page, select SWITCHING > QOS .
The Quality of Service (QoS) page displays.
5. If the selection from the QoS Mode menu is not the QoS mode that you want to
configure, do the following to change the QoS mode:
a. From the QoS Mode menu, select Port-Based or 802.1P/DSCP.
A pop-up warning window opens.
b. Click the CONTINUE button.
The pop-up window closes and the QoS mode is changed.
6. Click the Broadcast Filtering button.
When broadcast filtering is enabled, the button bar displays green.
7. Click the APPLY button.
Broadcast filtering is enabled. The STORM CONTROL RATE tab displays next to
the RATE LIMITS tab.
8. To set storm control rate limits, do the following:
a. Click the Storm Control Rate tab.
b. Click the arrow for the port number where you want to set a limit.
A list of options displays.
The default is No Limit.
c. Select the rate in Kbps or Mbps from the individual menu for the port.
d. Click the APPLY button.
Your settings are saved, and the Storm Control Rate column displays the limit
that you set.
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