Digital Networks North America DNswitch 800 - Manual (Page 55)

DNswitch 800 Configuring and Monitoring the Switch 45
Port Security Configuration
Use the Port Security Configuration screen to enable and configure port
security for the switch. Port Security allows you to configure each port with
a list of MAC addresses of devices that are authorized to access the
network through that port.
Figure 3-38. Port Security Configuration
Parameter Description
Port Number The port number on the unit.
Status Port security can set to three states; Enabled, Disabled, or
Learning. When set to Enabled, the switch will drop packets from
the port if the source MAC address does not match one of the
addresses in the MAC Address list. If set to Learning, the switch
will use the last valid source address to filter packets from the
port.
MAC Address List A list of the current authorized MAC addresses that can access
the network through the specified port.
MAC Address A specific MAC address to be added or deleted from the list. A
MAC address must be entered as 12 hexadecimal digits in the
format “000000-000000” or “000000000000” to be correctly
accepted by the system.
Add Adds a new MAC address to the current list.
Remove Removes a MAC address from the current list.
Clear All Clears all the MAC addresses for the current port.