Cabletron Systems SEHI-22/24 - Manual (Page 74)

Security
6-10 Configuring Security
Figure 6-4. Add MAC Address Window
d. Enter the desired MAC address in an xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx format, then click
on
. A confirmation window will appear; if you click on Yes to
secure the address, it will appear in the Secure Addresses list box.
4. To secure addresses for additional ports, click to select the desired port in the
Channel A Port Security window; the Addresses window will automatically
display the Learned and Secure addresses for the new port.
Resetting Learned Addresses
You can clear all learned and secured addresses out of a port’s address table, and
allow that port to begin learning (and securing) new addresses, as follows:
1. In the Repeater Security window, click mouse button 1 on the repeater
interface for which you would like to reset learned addresses.
2. Click mouse button 1 on , , or to
open the appropriate window.
3. In the Module or Port window, click to select the hub(s) or port(s) for which you
wish to reset learned addresses.
NOTE
If the maximum number of addresses has already been assigned to the floating
cache on the selected board, or if you have already secured two addresses on a non-
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SECURE hub port, the Add button will be disabled.
You can clear both Learned and Secure addresses (and re-start the learning process) by
using the Reset Learned Addresses option in the repeater-, hub-, or port-level Security
window; see
Resetting Learned Addresses , page 6-10 .
NOTE
You cannot reset learned addresses for any port which is already locked or in an
unsecurable state (either natural or forced). If you select a group of ports which includes
one in a locked or unsecurable state, or if you select a hub or a repeater which has a port in
one of these states, the Reset Learned Addresses option will be unavailable.