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Security, Port security – Asante Technologies Asante Hub 1016-IQ User Manual

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Menus

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Security

This menu is not a management option; it is a title for the sub-menus
listed below it. This menu cannot be selected.

Port Security

This menu allows you to control access to the device’s ports by specify-
ing the physical addresses that are allowed to connect to the ports.

If an unauthorized physical address attempts to connect to a restricted
port, an action (such as partition the port, send a trap, etc) can occur.

Table 5-15 describes each field in the Port Security menu.

Note: For instructions on using this menu, see “Setting Port
Security” on page 4-23.

Table 5-15 Port Security Menu

Field

Description

Group

Read-only field; displays the number of the group.

Port

Read-only field; displays the number of the port on the
group.

Status

Configurable field; determines the status of the entry.

valid — entry is active.

invalid — entry is inactive (deletes the entry).

Allowed Address

Configurable field; displays the physical address that is
allowed to connect to the specified port.