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This global variable can be set to enabled or disabled. 

If set to enabled, then

a. MAC Authentication is active on those ports whose individual port-enabled variable is set to 

enabled. 

b. All session and statistic information is reset to defaults. 

c. Any MAC addresses currently locked to ports are unlocked. 

If set to disabled, then 

a. MAC Authentication stops for all ports. 

b. All active sessions are terminated with the cause portAdminDisabled. 

c. All policies are applied to ports as a result of a MAC Authentication reverting to the ports 

default policy, if any. 

d. All ports currently authenticated using 802.1X, are unaffected. 

e. Any 802.1X ports, which were set to forced-unauth, revert back to discarding all frames 

regardless of the MAC Authentication state.

Force 
Unauthoriz
ation

Enabled

No

No

Don’t 
Care 

MAC performs authentication.

Frames are discarded.

Force 
Unauthoriz
ation

Disabled

Don’t 
Care 

Don’t 
Care 

Don’t 
Care 

Neither method performs 
authentication.

Frames are discarded.