Easy Smart GbE Switch
Chapter 7 Security
Use the Security pages to configure settings for the switch security features. It includes Storm Filter,
Loop Prevention and DHCP Snooping.
7.1 Storm Filter
Click
Security
>
Storm Filter
Storm Filter function allows the switch to filter broadcast, multicast, unknown unicast and unknown
multicast frame in the network. If the transmission rate of the three kind packets exceeds the set
bandwidth, the packets will be automatically discarded to avoid network broadcast storm.
1. Select the Storm Type from the drop-down list.
2. Hold
“Ctrl”
and the left button of the mouse to select the ports you need, select
Enable
from the
State drop-down box to enable the setting, and then choose the rate from the checkbox.
3. Click
Apply
, then the Storm Filter information will be displayed as below.
The following table describes the labels in this screen.
LABEL
DESCRIPTION
Storm Filter Config
Storm Type
Select the type of storm control
Broadcast
: Broadcast packet
Multicast
: Multicast packet
Unknown Unicast
: Unknown unicast packet
Unknown Multicast
: Unknown multicast packet
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