3Com Switch 7750 Configuration Guide Guide

482 CHAPTER 47: HABP CONFIGURATION
HABP Client
Configuration
HABP clients reside on switches attached to HABP servers. After you enable HABP
for a switch, the switch operates as an HABP client by default. So you only need to
enable HABP on a switch to make it an HABP client.
Displaying HABP After performing the above configuration, you can display and verify your
HABP-related configuration by execute the display command in any view.
HABP Configuration
Example
Network requirements
As shown in Figure 123, Switch B operates as a 3Com authentication bypass
protocol (HABP) server, Switch A operates as a HABP client. Both Switch A and
Switch B are in VLAN 2.
■ Switch A and Switch B are interconnected through trunk ports
GigabitEthernet1/0/1 (Switch A) and GigabitEthernet1/0/2 (Switch B).
■ VLAN 2 is the default of the two ports.
Configure the current switch
to be an HABP server
habp server vlan vlan-id
Required
By default, a switch operates
as an HABP client after you
enable HABP on the switch,
and if you want to use the
switch as a management
switch, you must configure
the switch to be an HABP
server.
Configure the interval to send
HABP request packets.
habp timer interval
Optional
The default interval for an
HABP server to send HABP
request packets is 20 seconds.
Table 367 Configure an HABP server
Operation Command Description
Tabl e 368 Configure an HABP client
Operation Command Description
Enter system view system-view -
Enable HABP habp enable
Optional
HABP is enabled by default.
And a switch operates as an
HABP client after you enable
HABP for it.
Tabl e 369 Display HABP
Operation Command Description
Display HABP configuration
and status information
display habp
You can execute the display
command in any view
Display the MAC address
table maintained by HABP
display habp table
Display statistics on HABP
traffic
display habp traffic