Instruction Manual

Chapter 34: 802.1x Port-based Network Access Control Commands
578 Section VII: Port Security
SET PORTACCESS|PORTAUTH PORT ROLE=AUTHENTICATOR
Syntax
set portaccess|portauth port= port
type|role=authenticator|none [mode=single|multiple]
[control=auto|authorised|forceauthenticate|
unauthorised|forceunauthenticate]
[quietperiod=
value ] [txperiod= value ]
[reauthenabled=enabled|disabled] [reauthperiod=
value ]
[supptimeout=
value ] [servertimeout|servtimeout= value ]
[maxreq=
value ] [ctrldirboth=ingress|both]
[piggyback=enabled|disabled]
Note
The PORTACCESS and PORTAUTH keywords are equivalent.
Parameters
port Specifies the port to set to the Authenticator role or
whose Authenticator settings you want to adjust. You
can specify more than one port at a time.
type or Specifies the role of the port. The parameters are
role equivalent. The options are:
authenticator Specifies the authenticator
role.
none Disables port-based access
control on the port.
mode Controls the operating mode of an authenticator port.
The options are:
single Configures the port to accept
only one authentication. This
mode should be used together
with the piggy-back mode.
When an authenticator port is
set to the single mode and the
piggy-back mode is disabled,
only the one client who is
authenticated can use the port.
Packets from or to other clients
on the port are discarded. If
piggy-back mode is enabled,
other clients can piggy-back
onto another client’s