Configuring The Mac Port Security Feature; Enabling The Mac Port Security Feature; Interface - Dell PowerConnect B-RX Configuration Manual

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Configuring the MAC port security feature

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.
Configuring the MAC port security feature
To configure the MAC port security feature, you perform the following tasks:
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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 globally.
BigIron RX(config)# global-port-security
BigIron RX(config-port-security)# enable
To disable the feature on all interfaces at once.
BigIron RX(config)# global-port-security
BigIron RX(config-port-security)# no enable
To enable the feature on a specific interface.
BigIron RX(config)# int e 7/11
BigIron RX(config-if-e100-7/11)# port security
BigIron RX(config-port-security-e100-7/11)# enable
Syntax: global-port-security
Syntax: port-security
Syntax: [no] enable
Setting the maximum number of secure MAC addresses for an interface
When the port security feature is enabled, the interface can store 1 secure MAC address. You can
increase the number of MAC addresses that can be secured to a maximum of 64, plus the total
number of global resources available.
For example, to configure interface 7/11 to have a maximum of 10 secure MAC addresses.
BigIron RX(config)# int e 7/11
BigIron RX(config-if-e100-7/11)# port security
BigIron RX(config-if-e100-7/11)# maximum 10
Syntax: maximum <number-of-addresses>
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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
BigIron RX Series Configuration Guide
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