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Port Commands 55
Nortel WLAN—Security Switch 2300 Series Command Line Reference
Syntax set port type wired-auth port-list [tag tag-list] [max-sessions num]
[auth-fall-thru {last-resort | none | web-portal}]
Defaults The default tag-list is null (no tag values). The default number of sessions is 1. The
default fallthru authentication type is none.
Access Enabled.
History
Usage You cannot set a port’s type if the port is a member of a port VLAN. To remove a port from
a VLAN, use the clear vlan command. To reset a port as a network port, use the clear port type
command.
When you change port type, WSS Software applies default settings appropriate for the port type. Table 5 lists
the default settings that WSS Software applies when you set a port’s type to ap.
port-list List of physical ports.
tag-list One or more numbers between 1 and 4094 that subdivide a wired
authentication port into virtual ports.
num Maximum number of simultaneous user sessions supported.
last-resort Automatically authenticates the user, without requiring a username and
password.
none Denies authentication and prohibits the user from accessing the network
over this port.
web-portal Serves the user a web page from the WSS’s nonvolatile storage for secure
login to the network.
Version 4.0 Option for Web-based AAA fallthru authentication type changed
from web-auth to web-portal.
Table 5: Wired Authentication Port Defaults
Port Parameter Setting
VLAN membership Removed from all VLANs. You cannot assign an AP
access port to a VLAN. WSS Software automatically
assigns AP access ports to VLANs based on user traffic.
Spanning Tree Protocol (STP) Not applicable
802.1X Uses authentication parameters configured for users.
Port groups Not applicable
IGMP snooping Enabled as users are authenticated and join VLANs.
Maximum user sessions 1 (one).
Fallthru authentication type None.