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Brocade Mobility Access Point System Reference Guide (Supporting software release 5.5.0.0 and later) User Manual

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6. Refer to the Storm Control Settings field to set the following:

7. Select + Add Row as needed to add additional Storm Control configurations for other traffic

types or interfaces. Select the Delete icon as required to remove selected rows.

8. Refer to the Storm Control Logging field to define how storm events are logged.

9. Select + Add Row as needed to add additional Storm Control log entries for other interfaces.

Select the Delete icon as required to remove selected rows.

10. Select OK to update the Storm Control settings. Select Reset to revert to the last saved

configuration.The firewall policy can be invoked at any point in the configuration process by
selecting Activate Firewall Policy from the upper, left-hand side, of the access point user
interface.

11. Select the Advanced Settings tab.

Use the Advanced Settings tab to enable/disable the firewall, define application layer
gateway settings, flow timeout configuration and TCP protocol checks.

Traffic Type

Use the drop-down menu to define the traffic type for which the Storm Control
configuration applies. Options include ARP, Broadcast, Multicast and Unicast.

Interface Type

Use the drop-down menu to define the interface for which the Storm Control
configuration is applied. Only the specified interface uses the defined filtering criteria.
Options include Ethernet, WLAN and Port Channel.

Interface Name

Use the drop-down menu to refine the interface selection to a specific WLAN or physical
port. This helps with threshold configuration for potentially impacted interfaces.

Packets per Second

Select the check box to activate the spinner control used to specify the packets per
second threshold for activating the Storm Control mechanism.

Traffic Type

Use the drop-down menu to define the traffic type for which the Storm Control logging
configuration applies. Options include ARP, Broadcast, Multicast and Unicast.

Logging

Select the check box to activate the spinner control used to specify the standard log level
used if a Storm Control attack is detected. The default log level is Warning.