Configuring Safeguard Engine - D-Link DGS-3100-48 User Manual

DGS-3100 Series Gigabit Stackable Managed Switch User Manual

Configuring Safeguard Engine

The Safeguard Engine Page allows network administrators to set network alarms to protect the CPU from attacks, based on
rising and falling threshold levels of Broadcasts and CPU Utilization. The Safeguard mechanism immediately implements
Broadcast Storm Control with a low threshold in order to hold the attack and release the CPU resources. To enable the
safeguard engine:
1. Click Security > Safeguard Engine. The Safeguard Engine Page opens:
The Safeguard Engine Page contains the following field:
Field
Safeguard Engine
Rising Threshold
(20%-100%)
Falling Threshold
(20%-100%)
2. Set the safeguard engine status in the Safeguard Engine field.
3. Define the Rising Threshold and Falling Threshold fields.
4. Click
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Figure 5-1. Safeguard Engine Page
Description
Indicates if the safeguard engine is enabled on the device. The possible field values are:
Enabled — Enables the safeguard engine on the device. This is the default value.
Disabled — Disables the safeguard engine on the device.
Indicates the rising CPU Utilization thresholds enabling Safegard .The possible field range is
between 20%-100%. The default value is 70%.
Indicates the falling CPU Utilization thresholds disabling Safeguard. The possible field range
is between 20%-100%. The default value is 20%.
. The Safeguard Engine is enabled, and the device is updated.