User Manual

S350 Series 8-Port Gigabit Ethernet Smart Switch Models GS308T and GS310TP
Manage Device Security User Manual243
To configure global storm control settings:
1. Connect your computer to the same network as the switch.
You can use a WiFi or wired connection to connect your computer to the network, or
connect directly to a switch that is off-network using an Ethernet cable.
2. Launch a web browser.
3. In the address field of your web browser, enter the IP address of the switch.
If you do not know the IP address of the switch, see
Discover or Change the Switch IP
Address on page 12.
Your web browser might display a security message, which you can ignore. For more
information, see Access the Local Browser Interface on page 18.
The login window opens.
4. Enter the switch’s password in the Password
field.
The default password is password.
The System Information page displays.
5. Select Security > T
raffic Control > Storm Control
.
6. In the Storm Control section, from the Ingress Control Mode menu, select one of the
following modes for 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,
traf
fic 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 traf
fic is dropped.
• Broadcast. If the rate of incoming Layer 2 broadcast traffic increases beyond the
configured threshold on an interface, the traf
fic is dropped.