Security > storm control, Chapter 4, Configuration using the web-based utility – Linksys Business Smart Gigabit Ethernet Switch SLM2048 User Manual

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Chapter 4

Configuration Using the Web-based Utility



Business Series Smart Gigabit Ethernet Switch

Security > IP Access List

Use the IP Access List (also known as Management Access

List) screen to specify IP addresses that are to be allowed

to manage the device, using an IP address and wildcard

mask.

Security > IP Access List

IP Address

Enter the IP address to be allowed.

Wildcard Mask

Enter the IP address wildcard mask.

Wildcard masks specify which bits are used and which

bits are ignored. A wild card mask of 255.255.255.255

indicates that no bit is important. A wildcard of 0.0.0.0

indicates that all the bits are important. For example, if the

source IP address is 149.36.184.198 and the wildcard mask

is 255.36.184.00, the first eight bits of the IP address are

ignored, while the last eight bits are used.

Add to List

Click this button to save the IP address and

Wildcard Mask. The information will appear in the list at

the bottom of the screen.
The bottom portion of the IP Access List screen displays the

current IP access list, where each entry consists of an IP

Address and Wildcard Mask. To delete an entry from the

list, select it and click Delete.
Click Save Settings to apply the changes, or Cancel

Changes to cancel the changes.

Security > Storm Control

The Storm Control screen is used to configure broadcast

and multicast storm control.

Security > Storm Control

Storm Control enables limiting the amount of Multicast and

Broadcast frames accepted and forwarded by the Switch.

A Broadcast Storm results when an excessive amount of

broadcast messages is simultaneously transmitted across

a network by a single port. Forwarded message responses

are heaped onto the network, straining network resources

or causing the network to time out.
To enable Storm Control on a port, you specify the packet

type (broadcast/multicast) and maximum transmission

rate. The system measures the incoming Broadcast and

Multicast frame rates separately on each port and discards

frames when the rate exceeds the specified maximum.

Interface

Indicates the interface from which storm

control is enabled.

Port

Select the port from the drop-down menu.

Broadcast Control

Select the checkbox to apply

Broadcast control on the selected interface. Broadcast

control limits the amount of Broadcast packet types to be

forwarded. The default is not selected (disabled).

Mode

Specifies the Broadcast mode currently enabled

on the device. The possible values are:

Multicast & Broadcast

Counts Broadcast and

Multicast traffic together.

Broadcast Only

Counts only Broadcast traffic.

Rate Threshold

The maximum rate (packets per second)

at which unknown packets are forwarded. The ranges are

70 kbps to 00 Mbps for FE ports, and . to 00 Mbps

for GE ports. The default value is 00 kbps.
The Update button adds the Storm Control settings to the

Storm Control table at the bottom of the screen.

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