Enterasys SecureStack B3

set macauthentication portinitialize
20-24 Security Configuration
Parameters
Defaults
None.
Mode
Switchcommand,read‐write.
Usage
Enablingport(s)forMACauthenticationrequiresgloballyenablingMACauthenticationonthe
switchasdescribedin“setmacauthentication”onpage 20‐22,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:
B3(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:
B3(su)->set macauthentication portinitialize ge.2.1-5
enable|disable EnablesordisablesMACauthentication.
port‐string Specifiesport(s)onwhichtoenableordisableMACauthentication.Fora
detaileddescriptionofpossibleport‐stringvalues,referto“PortString
SyntaxUsedintheCLI”onpage 5‐1.
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 5 ‐1. 