Set Up Broadcast Filtering - NETGEAR XS512EM User Manual

12- or 24-Port 10-Gigabit/Multi-Gigabit Switch Models XS512EM and XS724EM
To set up rate limiting:
1. Connect your computer to the same network as the switch.
You can use a WiFi or wired network connection, or connect directly to a switch that is off-network using
an Ethernet cable.
2. Launch a web browser.
3. In the address field of your web browser, enter the IP address of the switch.
The login page displays.
4. Enter the switch password.
The default password is password. The password is case-sensitive.
The Switch Information page displays.
5. Select QoS > Rate Limit.
The Rate Control Setting page displays.
6. Set the ingress (incoming) and egress (outgoing) traffic rates by doing the following:
a. Select one or more ports.
b. In the Ingress Rate menu, select the maximum rate.
You can set a rate from 1 Mbit/s to 5000 Mbit/s. By default, no limit is set.
c. In the Egress Rate menu, select the maximum rate.
You can set a rate from 1 Mbit/s to 5000 Mbit/s. By default, no limit is set.
d. Click the Apply button.
Your settings are saved.
7. To set different rates for one or more other ports, repeat

Set Up Broadcast Filtering

You can configure the switch to block broadcast storms (massive transmission of broadcast packets forwarded
to every port on the same VLAN). If they are not blocked, broadcast storm packets can delay or halt the
transmission of other data. Some switches allow you to select a storm control rate for each port. Others
assign a predetermined storm control rate for all ports on the switch.
If broadcast traffic on any port exceeds the threshold that you set, the switch temporarily blocks (discards)
the broadcast traffic.
To set up broadcast filtering:
1. Connect your computer to the same network as the switch.
You can use a WiFi or wired network connection, or connect directly to a switch that is off-network using
an Ethernet cable.
2. Launch a web browser.
3. In the address field of your web browser, enter the IP address of the switch.
The login page displays.
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