Configuring Safeguard Engine - D-Link 3100 24P - DGS Switch - Stackable 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
2. Set the safeguard engine status in the Safeguard Engine field.
3. Click
NOTE: The CPU Utilization thresholds that activate and deactivate the Safeguard engine are
predefined. If Safeguard is enabled, the protected mechanism is activated if the CPU Utilization is
higher than 70% and deactivated if the CPU Utilization is lower than 20%.
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.
. The Safeguard Engine is enabled, and the device is updated.
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