`protected-port`

Configures a port as protected, restricting communication among such ports at the system level, providing isolation to end hosts.

Syntax

protected-port

no protected-port

Command Default

Protected port is not enabled.

Modes

Interface configuration mode

Usage Guidelines

Use the no form of this command to disable the protected port feature.

The following configurations are supported with the protected port feature:

The following should not be configured as protected ports:

In addition, it is recommended that multiple ports (MIF) mode be configured.

The following features are not supported on protected ports:

Examples

The following example enables protected port on a single interface.

device# configure terminal
device(config)# interface ethernet 1/1/1
device(config-if-e1000-1/1/1)# protected-port

The following example enables protected port on multiple ports in MIF mode.

device# configure terminal
device(config)# interface ethernet 2/1/1 ethernet 3/1/1
device(config-if-e1000-2/1/1,3/1/1)# protected-port

The following example disables protected port for the previous example.

device# configure terminal
device(config)# interface ethernet 2/1/1 ethernet 3/1/1
device(config-if-e1000-2/1/1,3/1/1)# no protected-port

History

Release version	Command history
08.0.61	This command was introduced.

protected-port