set macauthentication reauthperiod
18-28 Security Configuration
set macauthentication reauthperiod
UsethiscommandtosettheMACreauthenticationperiod(inseconds).Thisisthetimelapse
betweenattemptstoreauthenticateanycurrentMACaddressauthenticatedtoaport.
Syntax
set macauthentication reauthperiod time port-string
Parameters
Defaults
None.
Mode
Switchcommand,read‐write.
Usage
ChangingtheReauthPeriodwiththesetmacauthenticationreauthperiodcommanddoesnot
affectcurrentsessions.Newsessionswillusethecorrectperiod.
Example
ThisexampleshowshowtosettheMACreauthenticationperiodto7200seconds(2hours)on
ge.2.1through5:
C2(su)->set macauthentication reauthperiod 7200 ge.2.1-5
clear macauthentication reauthperiod
UsethiscommandtocleartheMACreauthenticationperiodononeormoreports.
Syntax
clear macauthentication reauthperiod [port-string]
Parameters
Defaults
Ifport‐stringisnotspecified,thereauthenticationperiodwillbeclearedonallports.
Mode
Switchcommand,read‐write.
time Specifiesthenumberofsecondsbetweenreauthenticationattempts.Valid
valuesare1‐4294967295.
port‐string Specifiestheport(s)onwhichtosettheMACreauthenticationperiod.Fora
detaileddescriptionofpossibleport‐stringvalues,referto“PortString
SyntaxUsedintheCLI”onpage 5
‐2.
port‐string (Optional)ClearstheMACreauthenticationperiodonspecificport(s).Fora
detaileddescriptionofpossibleport‐stringvalues,referto“PortString
SyntaxUsedintheCLI”onpage 5‐2.