SMC Networks SMC Tiger 10/100 SMC6128PL2 - Manual (Page 153)

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MAC Authentication
Each port’s MAC authentication settings are configured independently.
Configuring MAC authentication parameters for ports
Use the MAC Authentication Port Configuration page to designate MAC
authentication maximum MAC counts and the intrusion action for each port.
Command Attributes
• Port – Indicates the port being configured.
• Status – Indicates whether MAC Authentication is enabled or disabled for the port.
See “Configuring MAC Authentication for Ports” on page 3-97. The following
parameters are unavailable for modification if MAC Authentication is not enabled
for the port.
• Max MAC Count – The maximum allowed amount of MAC authenticated MAC
addresses on the port. (Default: 1024; Range: 1-1024)
• Intrusion Action – The switch can respond in two ways to an intrusion.
- Block Traffic – All traffic for the unauthenticated host is blocked.
- Pass Traffic – All traffic for the unauthenticated host is allowed.
• Trunk – Indicates if the port is a trunk member.
Web – Click Security, MAC Authentication. Modify the Maximum MAC Count and
Intrusion Action. Click Apply.
Figure 3-64 MAC Authentication Port Configuration
CLI – This example configures the maximum MAC count to 32 and sets the intrusion
action to block all traffic for port 1.
Console(config)#interface ethernet 1/1 4-166
Console(config-if)#mac-authentication max-mac-count 24 4-124
Console(config-if)#mac-authentication intrusion-action block-traffic4-123
Console(config-if)#