Configuring Security
Denial of Service Prevention
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• Mask—Enter the mask of the IP address to define the range of IP addresses 
for which Denial of Service prevention is enabled. The values are:
- Network Mask—Network mask in dotted decimal format.
- Prefix Length—Enter the prefix of the IP address to define the range of 
IP addresses for which Denial of Service prevention is enabled.
STEP  5 Click Apply. The Martian addresses are defined, and the switch is updated.
Define SYN Filtering
The 
SYN Filtering Page 
enables
 
filtering TCP packets that contain a SYN flag, and 
are destined for a specific IP address and/or port. 
To define SYN filtering:
STEP 1 Click Security > Denial of Service Prevention > SYN Filtering. The SYN Filtering 
Page displays.
This page displays the existing SYN filters.
STEP  2 Click Add. The Add SYN Filtering Page displays. 
STEP  3 Enter the parameters.
• Interface—Select the interface on which the filter is defined.
• IPv4 Address—Enter the IP address for which the filter is defined, or select 
All Addresses.
• Network Mask—Enter the Network mask for which the filter is enabled in IP 
address format.
• TCP Port—Select the destination TCP port being filtered:
- Known Ports—Select a port from the list.
- User Defined—Enter a port number.
- All Ports—Select to indicate that all ports are filtered.
STEP  4 Click Apply. The SYN filter is defined, and the switch is updated.