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4.9.6 Multiple Hosts
The Multiple Hosts screen (see figure 4-44) allows network managers to configure advanced port-based
authentication settings for specific ports and VLANs.
Figure 4-44 Multiple Hosts screen
The Page contains the following fields:
• Port#
Displays the port number for which advanced port-based
authentication is enabled.
• Multiple Hosts
Enable
When checked, indicates that multiple hosts are enabled. Multiple
hosts must be enabled in order to either disable the ingress-filter, or to
use port-lock security on the selected port.
• Action on Violation This defines the action to be applied to packets arriving in single-host
mode, from a host whose MAC address is not the supplicant MAC
address. The possible field values are:
• Discard, which discards the packets. This is the default value.
• Forward, by which forwards the packet.
• Discard Disable, discards the packets and shuts down the port.
The ports remains shut down until reactivated, or until the device
is reset.
• Enable Traps
When checked, indicates that traps are enabled for Multiple Hosts
• Trap Frequency
Defines the time period by which traps are sent to the host. The Trap