Brocade Mobility RFS Controller System Reference Guide (Supporting software release 5.5.0.0 and later) User Manual

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FIGURE 16

Port Channels - Security screen

11. Refer to the Access Control section. As part of the port channel’s security configuration,

Inbound IP and MAC address firewall rules are required.

Use the Inbound IP Firewall Rules and Inbound MAC Firewall Rules drop-down menus to select
firewall rules to apply to this profile’s port channel configuration.

The firewall inspects IP and MAC traffic flows and detects attacks typically not visible to
traditional wired firewall appliances.

If a firewall rule does not exist suiting the data protection needs of the target port channel
configuration, select the Create icon to define a new rule configuration or the Edit icon to
modify an existing firewall rule configuration.

12. Refer to the Trust field to define the following:

13. Select OK to save the changes to the security configuration. Select Reset to revert to the last

saved configuration.

Trust ARP Responses

Select the check box to enable ARP trust on this port channel. ARP packets received on this port are
considered trusted and information from these packets is used to identify rogue devices within the
network. The default value is disabled.

Trust DHCP Responses

Select the check box to enable DHCP trust. If enabled, only DHCP responses are trusted and
forwarded on this port channel, and a DHCP server can be connected only to a DHCP trusted port.
The default value is enabled.

ARP header Mismatch
Validation

Select the check box to enable a mismatch check for the source MAC in both the ARP and Ethernet
header. The default value is enabled.

Trust 802.1p COS values

Select the check box to enable 802.1p COS values on this port channel. The default value is enabled.

Trust IP DSCP

Select the check box to enable IP DSCP values on this port channel. The default value is enabled.

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