Netgear M5300-52G3 Web Management User Guide - Page 404

ProSafe M5300 Switch Private Group The Private Group feature provides Layer 2 isolation between ports that share the same broadcast domain. Ports can be grouped together as members of the same private group. The Private Group folder contains links to the following features: • Private Group Configuration on page 404 • Private Group Membership on page 405 Private Group Configuration Use this page to create private groups and to specify its mode. To display the Private Group Configuration page, click Security  Traffic Control> Private Group  Private Group Configuration. To configure a private group: 1. Use Group Name to enter the Private Group name to be configured. The name string can be up to 24 bytes of non-blank characters. 2. Use the optional Group ID field to specify the private group identifier. If not specified, a group id not used will be assigned automatically. The range of group id is (1 to 192). 3. Use Group Mode to configure the mode of private group. The group mode can be either "isolated" or "community". When in "isolated" mode, the member port in the group cannot forward its egress traffic to any other members in the same group. By default, the mode is "community" mode that each member port can forward traffic to other members in the same group, but not to members in other groups. 4. Click ADD to create a new private group in the switch. 5. Click DELETE to delete a selected private group from the switch. Managing Device Security 404