set macauthentication portinitialize
32-34 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 32-32, 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:
C3(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:
C3(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 11-1.
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 11-1.