Enterasys b5 User Manual

set macauthentication portinitialize
22-30 Authentication and Authorization Configuration
Usage
Enablingport(s)forMACauthenticationrequiresgloballyenablingMACauthenticationonthe
switchasdescribedin“setmacauthentication”onpage 22‐28,andthenenablingitonaport‐by‐
portbasis.Bydefault,MACauthenticationisgloballydisabledanddisabledonallports.
Example
ThisexampleshowshowtoenableMACauthenticationonge.2.1though5:
B5(su)->set macauthentication port enable ge.2.1-5
set macauthentication portinitialize
UsethiscommandtoforceoneormoreMACauthenticationportstore‐initializeandremoveany
currentlyactivesessionsonthoseports.
Syntax
set macauthentication portinitialize port-string
Parameters
Defaults
None.
Mode
Switchcommand,read‐write.
Example
Thisexampleshowshowtoforcege.2.1through 5toinitialize:
B5(su)->set macauthentication portinitialize ge.2.1-5
set macauthentication portquietperiod
Thissetsthenumberofsecondsfollowingafailedauthenticationbeforeanotherattemptmaybe
madeontheport.
Syntax
set macauthentication portquietperiod time port-string
Parameters
port‐string SpecifiestheMACauthenticationport(s)tore‐initialize.Foradetailed
descriptionofpossibleport‐stringvalues,referto“PortStringSyntaxUsed
intheCLI”onpage 7‐1.
time Periodinsecondstowaitafterafailedauthentication.Bydefault,thisis30
seconds.
port‐string Specifiestheportsforwhichthequitperiodistobeapplied.Foradetailed
descriptionofpossibleport‐stringvalues,referto“PortStringSyntaxUsed
intheCLI”onpage 7‐1.

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