Configuration notes and feature limitations, Configuring the mac port security feature, Enabling the mac port security feature – Brocade TurboIron 24X Series Configuration Guide User Manual

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Configuring the MAC port security feature

Besides the maximum of 64 local resources available to an interface, there are additional global
resources. Depending on flash memory size, a device can have 1024, 2048, or 4096 global
resources available. When an interface has secured enough MAC addresses to reach its limit for
local resources, it can secure additional MAC addresses by using global resources. Global
resources are shared among all the interfaces on a first-come, first-served basis.

The maximum number of MAC addresses any single interface can secure is 64 (the maximum
number of local resources available to the interface), plus the number of global resources not
allocated to other interfaces.

Configuration notes and feature limitations

The following limitations apply to this feature:

MAC port security applies only to Ethernet interfaces.

MAC port security is not supported on static trunk group members or ports that are configured
for link aggregation.

MAC port security is not supported on 802.1X port security-enabled ports.

Devices do not support the reserved-vlan-id num command, which changes the default VLAN
ID for the MAC port security feature.

The SNMP trap generated for restricted MAC addresses indicates the VLAN ID associated with
the MAC address, as well as the port number and MAC address.

MAC port security is not supported on ports that have multi-device port authentication
enabled.

Configuring the MAC port security feature

To configure the MAC port security feature, perform the following tasks:

Enable the MAC port security feature

Set the maximum number of secure MAC addresses for an interface

Set the port security age timer

Specify secure MAC addresses

Configure the device to automatically save secure MAC addresses to the startup-config file

Specify the action taken when a security violation occurs

Deny specific MAC addresses

Enabling the MAC port security feature

By default, the MAC port security feature is disabled on all interfaces. You can enable or disable the
feature globally on all interfaces at once, or on individual interfaces.

To enable the feature on all interfaces at once, enter the following commands.

TurboIron(config)#port security

TurboIron(config-port-security)#enable

To disable the feature on all interfaces at once, enter the following commands.

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