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4.12.9 ARP Inspection

This page provides ARP Inspection related configuration.

ARP Inspection is a secure feautre. Several types of attacks can be launched against a host or devices connected to Layer 2

networks by "poisoning" the ARP caches. This feature is used to block such attacks. Only valid ARP requests and responses

can go through DUT.

Figure 4-12-11

ARP Inspection Configuration page screenshot

The page includes the following fields:

Object

Description

Mode

Enable the Global ARP Inspection or disable the Global ARP Inspection.

Port Mode

Configuration

Specify ARP Inspection is enabled on which ports. Only when both Global Mode

and Port Mode on a given port are enabled, ARP Inspection is enabled on this

given port.