D-Link NetDefend DFL-CP310 User Manual page 250

Using SmartDefense
Network Quota
An attacker may try to overload a server in your network by establishing a very
large number of connections per second. To protect against Denial Of Service
(DoS) attacks, Network Quota enforces a limit upon the number of connections per
second that are allowed from the same source IP address.
You can configure how connections that exceed that limit should b
Table 42: Network Quota Fields
In this field...
Action
Track
234
Do this...
Specify what action to take when the number of network connections
from the same source reaches the Max. Connections/Sec
threshold. Select one of the following:
•
Block. Block all new connections from the source. Existing
connections will not be blocked. This is the default.
•
None. No action.
Specify whether to log connections
the Max. Connections/Second per Source IP threshold, by selecting one of
the following:
•
Log. Log the connections. This is the default.
•
None. Do not log the connections.
e handled.
ond per Source IP
from a specific source that exceed
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