User Manual

Insight Managed 8-Port Gigabit (Hi-Power) PoE+ Smart Cloud Switch with NETGEAR FlexPoE Power
Manage Switch Security User Manual310
5. Click the Login button.
The System Information page displays.
6. Select Security > Traffic Control > Storm Control.
The Storm Control page displays.
7. In the Storm Control section, configure the following settings:
a. From the Ingress Control Mode menu, select the mode of broadcast affected by
storm control:
• Disabled. Storm control is disabled. This is the default setting.
• Unknown Unicast. If the rate of incoming unknown Layer 2 unicast traffic (that is,
traffic for which a destination lookup failure occurs) increases beyond the
configured threshold on an interface, the traffic is dropped.
• Multicast. If the rate of incoming Layer 2 multicast traffic increases beyond the
configured threshold on an interface, the traffic is dropped.
• Broadcast. If the rate of incoming Layer 2 broadcast traffic increases beyond the
configured threshold on an interface, the traffic is dropped.
b. If the selection from the Ingress Control Mode menu is not Disabled, specify
whether the ingress control mode is enabled by selecting Enable or Disable from
the Status menu.
c. In the Threshold field, specify the maximum rate at which unknown packets are
forwarded.
The range is a percent of the total threshold between 0–100 percent. The default is
5
percent.
d. In the Storm Control section, from the Control Action mode menu, select one of the
following options:
• None. This is the default setting.
• Trap. If the threshold of the configured broadcast storm is exceeded, a trap is
sent.
• Shutdown. If the threshold of the configured broadcast storm is exceeded, the
port is shut down.
8. Click the Apply button.
Your settings are saved.
9. To enable or disable storm control for one or more ports or to specify different threshold and
control action settings for one or more ports, do the following:
a. In the Port Settings section, select one or more interfaces by taking one of the
following actions:
• To configure a single interface, select the check box associated with the port, or
type the port number in the Go To Interface field and click the Go button.
• To configure multiple interfaces with the same settings, select the check box
associated with each interface.