3Com 2924-PWR - Manual (Page 66)

66 C HAPTER 4: M ANAGING D EVICE S ECURITY
■ Ethertype — Provides an identifier that differentiates between
various types of protocols.
■ Action — Specifies the ACL forwarding action. In addition, the port
can be shut down, a trap can be sent to the network administrator, or
packet is assigned rate limiting restrictions for forwarding. The options
are as follows:
■
Permit — Forwards packets which meet the ACL criteria.
■
Deny — Drops packets which meet the ACL criteria.
■
Shutdown — Drops packet that meets the ACL criteria, and
disables the port to which the packet was addressed. Ports are
reactivated from the Port Administration Setup Page.
To create a new MAC-based ACL:
1 Select Create ACL.
2 Enter the name of the new ACL.
3 Click . The new ACL is created, and the device is updated.
To define a new MAC-based ACL rule:
1 Select Selection ACL.
2 Select the ACL from the list.
3 Define the fields for the new ACL rule.
4 Click . The new MAC-based ACL rule settings are configured,
and the device is updated.