LevelOne GSW-4876 User Manual

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Configuring Security

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Policy ID - An ACL policy configured on the ACE Configuration page

(

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). (Range: 1-8; Default: 1, which is undefined)

Action - Permits or denies a frame based on whether it matches a rule

defined in the assigned policy. (Default: Permit)

Rate Limiter ID - Specifies a rate limiter (

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) to apply to the

port. (Range: 1-15; Default: Disabled)

Port Redirect - Defines a port to which matching frames are re-

directed. (Range: 1-28; Default: Disabled)
To use this function, Action must be set to Deny for the local port.

Logging - Enables logging of matching frames to the system log.

(Default: Disabled)
Open the System Log Information menu (

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) to view any entries

stored in the system log for this entry. Related entries will be displayed

under the “Info” or “All” logging levels.

Shutdown - Shuts down a port when a macthing frame is seen.

(Default: Disabled)

State - Specify the port state:

Enabled - To reopen ports by changing the port configuration in the

ACL configuration pages. (This is the default.)

Disabled - To close ports by changing the volatile port

configuration of the ACL user module.

Counter - The number of frames which have matched any of the rules

defined in the selected policy.

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To configure ACL policies and responses for a port:

1.

Click Advanced Configuration, Security, Network, ACL, Ports.

2.

Assign an ACL policy configured on the ACE Configuration page, specify
the responses to invoke when a matching frame is seen, including the

filter mode, copying matching frames to another port, logging matching

frames, or shutting down the port. Note that the setting for rate limiting

is implemented regardless of whether or not a matching packet is seen.

3.

Repeat the preceding step for each port to which an ACL will be applied.

4.

Click Save.

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