Configuring Device Security
Defining Traffic Control
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Disable
— Disables Broadcast packet types to be forwarded.
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Broadcast Rate Threshold — Indicates the maximum rate (kilobits per second)
at which unknown packets are forwarded.
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For FE ports, the rate is 70 - 100,000 Kbps.
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For GE ports, the rate is 3,500 - 100,000 Kbps.
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Broadcast Mode — Specifies the Broadcast mode currently enabled on the
device. The possible field values are:
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Multicast & Broadcast
— Counts Broadcast and Multicast traffic
together.
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Broadcast Only
— Counts only Broadcast traffic.
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Unknown Unicast
— Counts only Unknown Unicast. Relevant on ESW
540, ESW 520, and ESW 520-8p devices.
STEP 2
Define the relevant fields.
STEP 3
Click Apply. Storm control is enabled, and the device is updated.
Modifying Storm Control
STEP 1
Click Security > Traffic Control > Storm Control. The
Storm Control Page
opens:
STEP 2
Click the Edit Button. The
Edit Storm Control Page
opens:
Edit Storm Control Page
The
Edit Storm Control Page
contains the following fields: