Specifications

Configuring Protected Ports
SecureStack C3 Configuration Guide 4-53
Configuring Protected Ports
TheProtectedPortfeatureisusedtopreventportsfromforwardingtraffictoeachother,even
whentheyareonthesameVLAN.Portsmaybedesignatedaseitherprotectedorunprotected.
Portsareunprotectedbydefault.Multiplegroupsofprotectedportsaresupported.
Protected Port Operation
Portsthatareconfiguredtobeprotectedcannotforwardtraffictootherprotectedportsinthe
samegroup,regardlessofhavingthesameVLANmembership.However,protectedportscan
forwardtraffictoportswhichareunprotected(notlistedinanygroup).Protectedportscanalso
forwardtraffictoprotectedportsin
adifferentgroup,iftheyareinthesameVLAN.Unprotected
portscanforwardtraffictobothprotectedandunprotectedports.Aportmaybelongtoonlyone
groupofprotectedports.
Thisfeatureonlyappliestoportswithinaswitch.Itdoesnotapplyacrossmultipleswitchesina
network.
Commands
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set port protected 4-54
show port protected 4-54
clear port protected 4-55
set port protected name 4-56
show port protected name 4-56
clear port protected name 4-57