Security Tab - Storm Control; Figure 5-34: Security - Multiple Hosts; Figure 5-35: Security - Storm Control - Linksys SRW208 User Manual

WebView Switches
Enable Multiple Hosts. When checked, indicates that multiple hosts are enabled. Multiple hosts must be
enabled in order to either disable the ingress-filter, or to use port-lock security on the selected port.
Action on Violation. Defines the action to be applied to packets arriving in single-host mode, from a host whose
MAC address is not the supplicant MAC address. The possible field values are:
• Discard. Discards the packets. This is the default value.
• Forward. Forwards the packet.
• Discard Disable. Discards the packets and shuts down the port. The ports remains shut down until
reactivated, or until the device is reset.
Enable Traps. When checked, indicates that traps are enabled for Multiple Hosts.
Trap Frequency. Defines the time period by which traps are sent to the host. The Trap Frequency (1-1000000)
field can be defined only if multiple hosts are disabled. The default is 10 seconds.
Status. Indicates the host status. If there is an asterisk (*), the port is either not linked or is down. The possible
field values are:
Number of Violations. Indicates the number of packets that arrived on the interface in single-host mode, from a
host whose MAC address is not the supplicant MAC address.

Security Tab - Storm Control

Port. Displays the port number for which storm control is enabled.
Broadcast Control. Indicates whether broadcast packet types are forwarded on the specific interface.
Mode. Specifies the Broadcast mode currently enabled on the device. The possible field values are:
• Unknown Unicast, Multicast & Broadcast. Counts Unicast, Multicast, and Broadcast traffic.
• Multicast & Broadcast. Counts Broadcast and Multicast traffic together.
• Broadcast Only. Counts only Broadcast traffic.
Rate Threshold. The maximum rate (packets per second) at which unknown packets are forwarded. The default
value is 3500. The range is 70 -100000.
Chapter 5: Using the Web-based Utility for Configuration
Security Tab - Storm Control

Figure 5-34: Security - Multiple Hosts

Figure 5-35: Security - Storm Control

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