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Switch ports can be dynamically assigned to mobile groups through AutoTracker policies. 
Support for dynamic port assignment is one of the main differences between mobile groups 
and non-mobile groups. AutoTracker rules are assigned directly to a mobile group. In 
contrast, AutoTracker rules are assigned to the VLANs within a non-mobile group. No 
AutoTracker VLANs are contained within a mobile Group, and each mobile group constitutes 
a single spanning tree.

A switch port can belong to multiple mobile groups, whereas a switch port can belong to 
only one non-mobile group. However, a port can not belong to a mobile and a non-mobile 
group at the same time. 

Ports can be assigned to mobile groups either statically or dynamically. A port is statically 
assigned to a mobile group when one of the following occurs:

• Port by default assigned to default group 1
• Port assigned to a group through 

 or 

 commands

Although switch ports can belong to multiple mobile groups, it is not possible to assign a port 
to two different groups using the 

 command. However, a switch port could be assigned 

to one mobile group via the 

 command and then gain membership to another mobile 

group by matching the policy criteria for that group.

A switch port is dynamically assigned to a mobile group after one of its attached devices 
matches an AutoTracker policy for that mobile group. An overview of how ports and devices 
are dynamically assigned to mobile Groups can be found in How Ports Are Assigned to Groups 
on page 19-2.

Mobile groups provide the added flexibility of user-authentication policies. Using Authentica-
tion Management Console (

AMC

) software, you can configure mobile groups to use log-in 

procedures as a means of assigning group membership. Mobile groups that use authentica-
tion are a special group type called an Authenticated Group. Authenticated Groups are 
described in more detail in the Switch Network Services User Manual.

You configure mobile Groups through the 

 command. During the 

 procedure you 

will receive a prompt asking if you want to create a mobile Group

You must answer 

 to this prompt to set up a mobile group. After this question, you will be 

asked to configure virtual ports and AutoTracker policies for the Group. Documentation for 
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