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Configuring and Monitoring Port Security     
Port Security
Syntax: port-security (Continued)
mac-address [<mac-addr>] [<mac-addr>] . . . [<mac-addr>]
Available for learn-mode with the, static, configured, or 
limited-continuous option. Allows up to eight authorized 
devices (MAC addresses) per port, depending on the value 
specified in the address-limit parameter.   The mac-address 
limited-continuous mode allows up to 32 authorized MAC 
addresses per port.
If you use mac-address with static, but enter fewer devices 
than you specified in the address-limit field, the port 
accepts not only your specified devices, but also as many 
other devices as it takes to reach the device limit. For 
example, if you specify four devices, but enter only two 
MAC addresses, the port will accept the first two non-
specified devices it detects, along with the two specifically 
authorized devices. Learned addresses that become 
authorized do not age-out. See also “Retention of Static 
Addresses” on page 14-17.
action < none | send-alarm | send-disable >
Specifies whether an SNMP trap is sent to a network 
management station when Learn Mode is set to static and 
the port detects an unauthorized device, or when Learn 
Mode is set to continuous and there is an address change 
on a port.
none: Prevents an SNMP trap from being sent. none is the 
default value.
send-alarm: Sends an intrusion alarm. Causes the switch 
to send an SNMP trap to a network management station.
send-disable: Sends alarm and disables the port. Available 
only in the static, port-access, configured, or limited learn 
modes. Causes the switch to send an SNMP trap to a 
network management station and disable the port. If you 
subsequently re-enable the port without clearing the port’s 
intrusion flag, the port blocks further intruders, but the 
switch will not disable the port again until you reset the 
intrusion flag. See the Note on 14-35.
For information on configuring the switch for SNMP 
management, refer to the Management and Configuration 
Guide for your switch.
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