
Configuring MAC Authentication set macauthentication authallocated
25-32 Authentication Configuration
Usage
Enablingport(s)forMACauthenticationrequiresgloballyenablingMACauthenticationonthe
deviceasdescribedin“setmacauthentication”onpage 25‐29,andthenenablingitonaport‐by‐
portbasis.Bydefault,MACauthenticationisgloballydisabledanddisabledonallports.
Example
ThisexampleshowshowtoenableMACauthenticationonge.2.1though5:
Matrix(rw)->set macauthentication port enable ge.2.1-5
set macauthentication authallocated
UsethiscommandtosetthenumberofMACauthenticationsessionsallowedforoneormore
ports.
Syntax
set macauthentication authallocated number port-string
Parameters
Defaults
None.
Mode
Switchcommand,Read‐Write.
Example
ThisexampleshowshowtosetthenumberofallowedMACauthenticationsessionsto4onge.2.1:
Matrix(rw)->set macauthentication authallocated 4 ge.2.1
clear macauthentication authallocated
UsethiscommandtoclearthenumberofMACauthenticationsessionsallowedforoneormore
ports.
Syntax
clear macauthentication authallocated [port-string]
Parameters
number Specifiesthenumberofauthenticationsessionsallowed.
port‐string Specifiesport(s)onwhichtosetthenumberofauthenticationsessions.
Foradetaileddescriptionofpossibleport‐stringvalues,referto“Port
StringSyntaxUsedintheCLI”onpage 4‐2.
port‐string (Optional)Clearsthenumberofauthenticationsessionsallowedfor
specificport(s).Foradetaileddescriptionofpossibleport‐stringvalues,
referto“PortStringSyntaxUsedintheCLI”onpage 4‐2.