Enterasys G3G170-24, Cli Reference Manual

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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:
G3(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:
G3(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 4 ‐ 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 4 ‐ 1.