Enterasys Matrix E5 5H153-50-G User Manual page 150

Port Authentication Configuration Screen
Table 9-4 Port Authentication Configuration Screen Field Descriptions (Continued)
Use this field...
State (Cont'd)
Authentication
Access
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To...
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aborting – The port enters this state from authenticating when any
event occurs that interrupts the login exchange.
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held – After any login failure, this state is entered where the port
remains for the number of seconds equal to quietPeriod (mib
settable).
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forceAuth – Management has set this in "Port Control." This allows
normal, unsecured switching on this port.
•
forceUnauth – Management has set this in "Port Control."
Absolutely no packets are forwarded to or from this port.
Select one of the following Authentication Access modes per
individual port: AUTO, FORCEAUTH, or FORCEUNAUTH.
For a description of these access modes, refer to the Authentication
Access mode of all ports parameter described in this table.
To select the option, use the Tab key to highlight the Authentication
Access field of the port to be configured, step to one of the options
described above using the SPACE bar, then press ENTER.