Using PortShield Interfaces
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Configuring PortShield Interfaces
SonicOS Enhanced 3.1 Release
Mapping Ports from the Switch Ports Window
Another way to create a PortShield interface is to configure the interface in the Interfaces window and
then assign ports to it in the Switch Ports window. Approaching it this way assumes you created a
PortShield interface first and then selected the ports from the device ports graphic and selected the
existing interface. This provides several advantages:
• enables you to easily visualize the actual locations of ports.
• separating the task of creating the interface, helps you focus more on how you want to separate the
ports into different domains.
To select ports and apply them to a previously configured interface, perform the following steps:
1. Either identify an existing PortShield interface that you want to map ports to or create a PortShield
interface following the steps in the section previously described, but do not map ports to it by going
into the Switch Ports tab.
2. Click the Networks > Switch Ports option. SonicOS displays the Switch Ports window.
3. Note the color of the ports. While you can map any port, no matter what its color, to an interface,
you should be aware of whether it has been selected for use in another PortShield interface. Ports in
different PortShield interfaces appear in different colors.
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From the device graphic, see if any of the ports you want to select appear in black or another
color. If a port is black, it is unused by another PortShield interface. If it is another color, it is
in use by a PortShield interface. Just be cognizant of ones that are being used and what impact
your remapping the port will have on the existing interface.
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From the Switch Ports list, see if any of the ports in the PortShield Interface list have been
selected as a PortShield interface.
Be cognizant of ones that are being used and what impact your remapping the port will have on the
existing interface.
4. On the device graphic, click on ports 3, 4, 5, and 6. The selected ports appear as yellow.
5. Click the Configure button. SonicOS displays the Switch Port Settings dialog box. Note the Name
field displays the ports you selected (P3, P4, P5, P6).
6. Click on the PortShield Interface list box. Look for the PortShield interface name to which you want
to map ports.
7. Click on the PortShield interface entry to which you want to map ports. By selecting this entry, you
mapped ports 3, 4, 5, and 6to it.
8. Click Ok. View the Status: field at the lower left portion of the window. It displays the following
message:
Please wait
The device takes a few moments while it adds ports to the PortShield interface. When the process
completes, SonicOS displays the Switch Ports dialog box, displaying the results of your session.
When the device completes adding the ports, it displays the following message:
The configuration has been updated.
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