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Parameter
Description
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.
Abbr:
A one
-
letter abbreviation of the user module. This is used in the “Users”
column in the port status table.
Port Status:
The table has one row for each port on the selected switch in the stack
and a number of columns, which are:
Port:
The port number for which the status applies. Click the port number to see
the status for this particular port.
User:
Each of the user modules has a column that shows whether that module has
enabled port security or not. A '
-
' means that the corresponding user module is
not enabled, whereas a letter indicates that the user module abbreviated by that
letter (see Abbr) has enabled port security.
State:
Shows the current state of the port. It can take one of four values:
Disabled:
No user modules are currently using the port security service.
Ready:
The port security service is in use by at least one user module, and
is awaiting frames from unknown MAC addresses to arrive.
Limit Reached:
The port security service is enabled by at least the Limit
Control user module, and that module has indicated that the limit is
reached and no more MAC addresses should be taken in.
Shutdown:
The port security service is enabled by at least the Limit Control
user module, and that module has indicated that the limit is exceeded. No
MAC addresses can be learned on the port until it is administratively re
-
opened on the Limit Control configuration webpage.
MAC Count (Current, Limit) :
The two columns indicate the number of currently
learned MAC addresses (forwarding, as well as, blocked) and the maximum number
of MAC addresses that can be learned on the port, respectively.
If no user modules are enabled on the port, the “Current” column will show
a dash (
-
).
If the Limit Control user module is not enabled on the port, the limit
column will show a dash (
-
).
Indicates the number of currently learned MAC addresses (forwarding, as
well as, blocked) on the port. If no user modules are enabled on the port, a
dash (
-
) will be shown.
Auto
-
refresh:
Check “Auto
-
Refresh” to refresh the information automatically.
Upper right icon (Refresh):
Click “Refresh” to refresh the Port Security Switch Status
information manually.
