Chapter 14  ARP Inspection Commands 
ARP (Address Resolution Protocol) Detect function is to protect the switch from the ARP 
cheating, such as the Network Gateway Spoofing and Man-In-The-Middle Attack, etc. 
14.1  ip arp inspection(global) 
Description 
The  ip  arp inspection command is used to enable the ARP Detection 
function globally. To disable the ARP Detection function, please use no ip arp 
detection command. 
Syntax 
ip arp inspection 
no ip arp inspection 
Command Mode 
Global Configuration Mode 
Privilege Requirement 
Only Admin, Operator and Power User level users have access to these 
commands. 
Example 
Enable the ARP Detection function globally: 
T2500G-10TS(config)#ip arp inspection 
14.2  ip arp inspection trust 
Description 
The ip arp inspection trust command is used to configure the port for which 
the ARP Detect function is unnecessary as the Trusted Port. To clear the 
Trusted Port list, please use no ip arp detection trust command .The specific 
ports, such as up-linked port and routing port and LAG port, should be set as 
Trusted Port. To ensure the normal communication of the switch, please 
configure the ARP Trusted Port before enabling the ARP Detect function. 
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