Port based and host based configurations
Port based CLI configurations are used to switch VLANs for a host, modify port behavior for a host or to reconfigure settings on a group of switches. Host based CLI configurations are used in environments where you have many hosts connecting through a single port and those hosts need to be controlled individually instead of based on the least secure host.
Host based CLI configurations leverage the use of ACLs stored on a Layer 3 device by adding or removing IP addresses from the ACL.
Below is a list of devices and the types of CLI configurations supported.
|
Devices |
Port Based |
Host Based |
|---|---|---|
|
Cisco |
Yes |
Yes |
|
D-Link |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Enterasys |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Extreme |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Brocade |
Yes |
Yes |
|
HP ProCurve |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Nortel |
Yes |
No |