Specifications

set macauthentication portinitialize
19-26 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 19‐24,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:
B2(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:
B2(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 7‐2.
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 7‐2.