GS2210 Series User’s Guide
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Port Security
19.1 Port Security Overview
This chapt er show s you how t o set up por t secur it y.
Por t secur it y allow s only packet s w it h dynam ically lear ned MAC addr esses and/ or configur ed st at ic
MAC addresses t o pass t hr ough a por t on t he Sw it ch. The Swit ch can lear n up t o 16K MAC
addr esses in t ot al w it h no lim it on individual por t s ot her t han t he sum cannot exceed 16K.
For m axim um por t secur it y, enable t his feat ur e, disable MAC addr ess lear ning and configur e st at ic
MAC address( es) for a por t . I t is not r ecom m ended you disable por t secur it y t oget her w it h MAC
addr ess lear ning as t his w ill r esult in m any br oadcast s. By default , MAC addr ess lear ning is st ill
enabled even t hough t he por t secur it y is not act ivat ed.
19.1.1 What You Can Do
Use t he Por t Se cu r it y scr een (
) t o enable por t secur it y and disable MAC
addr ess lear ning. You can also enable t he por t secur it y feat ur e on a por t .
19.2 Port Security Setup
Click Adv a n ce d Applica t ion > Por t Se cu r it y in t he navigat ion panel t o display t he scr een as
show n.