Allied Telesis management software layer 2+ fast ethernet switches manual

Chapter 32: 802.1x Port-based Access Control Commands
startperiod	Specifies the time period in seconds between
	successive attempts by the supplicant to establish
	contact with an authenticator when there is no
	reply. The range is 1 to 60. The default is 30.
username	Specifies the username for the switch port. The
name	parameters are equivalent. The port sends the
	name to the authentication server for verification
	when the port logs on to the network. The
	username can be from 1 to 64 alphanumeric
	characters (A to Z, a to z, 1 to 9). Do not use spaces
	or special characters, such as asterisks or
	exclamation points. The username is case-
	sensitive.
password	Specifies the password for the switch port. The port
	sends the password to the authentication server
	for verification when the port logs on to the
	network. The password can contain alphanumeric
	characters (A to Z, a to z, 1 to 9). Do not use spaces
	or special characters, such as asterisks or
	exclamation points. The password is case-sensitive.

Description

This command sets ports to the Supplicant role and configures the Supplicant role parameters. This command also disables port-based access on a port.

Examples

This command sets ports 4 to 6 to the Supplicant role:

set portaccess port=4-6 role=supplicant

The following command sets port 8 to the Supplicant role. It sets the name to “switch22” and the password to “bluebird”:

set portaccess ports=8 role=supplicant name=switch22 password=bluebird

The following command disables port-based access control on ports 12 and 15:

set portaccess port=12,15 role=none

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