HP 8000M - Manual (Page 122)

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Configuring the Switch
Traffic/Security Filter Features
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Traffic/Security Filter Features
From the switch console only, you can enhance bandwidth usage and in-
band security on the switch by configuring static per-port filters to forward
desired traffic or drop unwanted traffic, as described below.
Table 6-4. Filter Types and Criteria
Up to 50 static filters can be configured in the switch. For configuration
information, turn to the next page. For more information on filter types and
operation, refer to “Filter Types and Operation” on page 6-49.
Configuring Traffic/Security Filters from the Switch
Console
Use this procedure to specify the type of filters to use on the switch and
whether to forward or drop filtered packets for each filter you specify.
To Access Traffic/Security Filters
1. From the Console Main Menu, Select:
3. Switch Configuration...
5. Advanced Features...
1. Traffic/Security Filters
and the following screen appears:
Static Filter
Type Selection Criteria
Multicast Traffic having a specified multicast address will be forwarded or dropped on a
per-port (destination) basis.
Protocol Traffic having the selected frame (protocol) type will be forwarded or dropped
on a per-port (destination) basis.
Source Port Traffic from a designated source port will be forwarded or dropped on a per-
port (destination) basis within the same VLAN.