Chapter
3: Web Management
Security - Network - Port Security - Switch
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3.2.5.2. Security - Network
3.2.5.2.1. Security - Network - Port Security - Switch
This page 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.
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.
