Operation; Cli Examples - Dell PowerConnect M6220 Configuration Manual

• Packets that have a matching MAC address (secure packets) are forwarded; all other packets (unsecure
packets) are restricted.
• Enabled on a per port basis.
• When locked, only packets with allowable MAC address will be forwarded.
• Supports both dynamic and static.
• Implement two traffic filtering methods. These methods can be used concurrently.
– Dynamic Locking: User specifies the maximum number of MAC addresses that can be learned on
a port. The maximum number of MAC addresses is 100. After the limit is reached, additional
MAC addresses are not learned. Only frames with an allowable source MAC address are forwarded.
– Static Locking: User manually specifies a list of static MAC addresses for a port. Dynamically
locked addresses can be converted to statically locked addresses.

Operation

Port Security:
• Helps secure network by preventing unknown devices from forwarding packets.
• When link goes down, all dynamically locked addresses are 'freed.'
• If a specific MAC address is to be set for a port, set the dynamic entries to 0, then only allow packets
with a MAC address matching the MAC address in the static list.
• Dynamically locked MAC addresses are aged out if another packet with that address is not seen within
the age-out time. The user can set the time-out value.
• Dynamically locked MAC addresses are eligible to be learned by another port.
• Static MAC addresses are not eligible for aging.
• Dynamically locked addresses can be converted to statically locked addresses.

CLI Examples

The following are examples of the commands used in the Port Security feature.
Example #1: Enable Port Security on an Interface
console(config)#interface ethernet 1/g2
console(config-if-1/g2)#port security ?
discard
discard-shutdown
forward
max
trap
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Switching Configuration
Discard frames with unlearned source addresses.
Discard frames with unlearned source addresses and
shutdown the port.
Forward frames with unlearned source addresses.
Configure the maximum addresses that can be learned
on the port.
Sends SNMP Traps, and specifies the minimum time