Port Security - Huawei S1700 Series Web User Manual

S1700 Managed Series Ethernet Switches
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Configure Storm Suppression for Interface
Step 1 Click Security> Storm Suppression.
Step 2 Click Storm Suppression in Tab.
Step 3 Click the checkbox on the left side of storm control interface to be configured, then click
Configure button to open interface storm suppression configuration page.
Figure 9-19 Configure Interface Storm Suppression
Step 4 Select storm type to be suppressed from drop down menu of Type.
Step 5 Enable or disable storm suppression in Status field.
Step 6 Configure that switch drops the packet of exceeding the threshold value in Drop field.
Step 7 Click Apply button to apply all the changes made.
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Storm Suppression cannot be enabled on link aggregation member port.

9.5 Port Security

Port security is a kind of security protection mechanism used to control the network access.
Port security can remember the Ethernet MAC address, connected to the interface of switch,
and only permit certain MAC address to communicate through the interface. If any other
MAC address tries to communicate through this interface, it will be stopped with this function
enabled. Use the interface port security feature to prevent the specific device from accessing
the network, which enhance the security performance.
After configuring the port security on the interface, the switch considers the following MAC
is legal:
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