Configuring Switch Information 239

Configuring Advanced Port Based Authentication

The
Multiple Hosts
page
provides information for defining advanced port based authentication
settings for specific ports.
To open the
Multiple Hosts
page, click
Switch
Network Security
Multiple Hosts
.
Figure 7-3. Multiple Hosts
The
Multiple Hosts
page contains the following fields:
Port
— The port number for which Advanced Port Based Authentication is enabled.
Multiple Hosts
— Enables or disables a single host to authorize multiple hosts for system access.
This setting must be enabled in order to either disable ingress filtering, or to use port-lock security
on the selected port.
Action on Single Host Violation
— Defines the action to be applied to packets arriving in single-
host mode, from a host whose MAC address is not the client (supplicant) MAC address. The
possible field values are:
Forward
— Forwards the packets from an unknown source, however, the MAC address is not
learned.
Discard
— Discards the packets from any unlearned source. This is the default value.
Discard Shutdown
— Discards the packet from any unlearned source and shuts down the
port. Ports remain shut down until they are activated, or the device is reset.
Traps
— Enables or disables sending traps to the host if a violation occurs.
Trap Frequency (1-1000000)
— Defines the time period by which traps are sent to the host. The
default is 10 seconds.