Intellinet 561099 - Security; Storm Filter

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7 Security
7.1 StormFilter
TheStormFilterfunctionenablestheIntellinetswitchtofilterbroadcast,multicast,unknownunicastand
multicastframesinyournetwork.Ifthetransmissionrateofthesekindsofpacketsexceedstheset
bandwidth,thepacketswillbeautomaticallydiscardedtoavoidnetworkbroadcaststorm. 
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SelecttheStormTypefromthedrop‐downlist.
Hold“Ctrl”andtheleftbuttonofthemousetoselecttheportsyouneed,selectEnablefromtheState
drop‐downboxtoenablethesetting,andthenchoosetheratefromthecheckbox.
ClickApply,thentheStormFilterinformationwillbedisplayedasbelow.
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Thefollowingtabledescribesthelabelsinthisscreen. 
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LABEL  DESCRIPTION
StormType Broadcast:Broadcastpackets
Multicast:Multicastpackets
UnknownUnicast:Unknownunicastpackets
UnknownMulticast:Unknownmulticastpackets
Port SelectthedesiredportforStormFilterconfiguration. HolddownCTRLtoselect
multipleportsatonce.
State Disable:DisabletheStormFilterfunction.
Enable:EnabletheStormFilterfunction. 
Setthistoenable,orthevalueswillnotbesaved.
Rate Selectthebandwidththresholdforthespecifiedpackettypeontheport.Any
trafficexceedingthisbandwidthratewillbediscarded.
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