TP-LINK TL-SG5412F Data Sheet

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Mirrored Port 
Port Select: 
Click the Select  button to quick-select the corresponding port 
based on the port number you entered. 
Select: 
Select the desired port as a mirrored port. It is multi-optional. 
Port: 
Displays the port number. 
Ingress: 
Select Enable/Disable the Ingress feature. When the Ingress is 
enabled, the incoming packets received by the mirrored port will be 
copied to the mirroring port. 
Egress: 
Select Enable/Disable the Egress feature. When the Egress is 
enabled, the outgoing packets sent by the mirrored port will be 
copied to the mirroring port. 
LAG: 
Displays the LAG number which the port belongs to. The LAG 
member can not be selected as the mirrored port or mirroring port.
Note: 
1.  The LAG member can not be selected as the mirrored port or mirroring port. 
2.  A port can not be set as the mirrored port and the mirroring port simultaneously. 
3.  The Port Mirror function can take effect span the multiple VLANs. 
5.1.3 Port Security 
MAC Address Table maintains the mapping relationship between the port and the MAC address of 
the connected device, which is the base of the packet forwarding. The capacity of MAC Address 
Table is fixed. MAC Address Attack is the attack method that the attacker takes to obtain the 
network information illegally. The attacker uses tools to generate the cheating MAC address and 
quickly occupy the MAC Address Table. When the MAC Address Table is full, the switch will 
broadcast the packets to all the ports. At this moment, the attacker can obtain the network 
information via various sniffers and attacks. When the MAC Address Table is full, the packets 
traffic will flood to all the ports, which results in overload, lower speed, packets drop and even 
breakdown of the system. 
Port Security is to protect the switch from the malicious MAC Address Attack by limiting the 
maximum number of MAC addresses that can be learned on the port. The port with Port Security 
feature enabled will learn the MAC address dynamically. When the learned MAC address number 
reaches the maximum, the port will stop learning. Thereafter, the other devices with the MAC 
address unlearned can not access to the network via this port. 
Choose the menu Switching→Port→Port Security to load the following page. 
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