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Task  Remarks 
Ignoring the Authorization Information from the RADIUS Server  Optional 
Configuring Security MAC Addresses  Optional 
 
Enabling Port Security 
Configuration Prerequisites 
Before enabling port security, you need to disable 802.1x and MAC authentication globally.  
Enabling Port Security 
Follow these steps to enable port security: 
To do...  Use the command...  Remarks 
Enter system view 
system-view 
— 
Enable port security 
port-security enable 
Required 
Disabled by default 
 
 
Enabling port security resets the following configurations on the ports to the defaults (shown in 
parentheses below): 
z  802.1x (disabled), port access control method (macbased), and port access control mode (auto) 
z  MAC authentication (disabled) 
In addition, you cannot perform the above-mentioned configurations manually because these 
configurations change with the port security mode automatically.  
 
 
z  For details about 802.1x configuration, refer to the sections covering 802.1x and System-Guard.  
z  For details about MAC authentication configuration, refer to the sections covering MAC 
authentication configuration.  
 
Setting the Maximum Number of MAC Addresses Allowed on a Port 
Port security allows more than one user to be authenticated on a port. The number of authenticated 
users allowed, however, cannot exceed the configured upper limit. 
By setting the maximum number of MAC addresses allowed on a port, you can 
z  Control the maximum number of users who are allowed to access the network through the port 
z  Control the number of Security MAC addresses that can be added with port security