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Configuring multi-device port authentication
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Specifying to which VLAN a port is moved after its 
RADIUS-specified VLAN assignment expires
When a port is dynamically assigned to a VLAN through the authentication of a MAC address, and 
the MAC session for that address is deleted on the device, then by default the port is removed from 
its RADIUS-assigned VLAN and placed back in the VLAN where it was originally assigned.
A port can be removed from its RADIUS-assigned VLAN when any of the following occur:
•
The link goes down for the port
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The MAC session is manually deleted with the mac-authentication clear-mac-session 
command
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The MAC address that caused the port to be dynamically assigned to a VLAN ages out
For example, say port 1/1 is currently in VLAN 100, to which it was assigned when MAC address 
0007.eaa1.e90f was authenticated by a RADIUS server. The port was originally configured to be in 
VLAN 111. If the MAC session for address 0007.eaa1.e90f is deleted, then port 1/1 is moved from 
VLAN 100 back into VLAN 111.
You can optionally specify an alternate VLAN to which to move the port when the MAC session for 
the address is deleted. For example, to place the port in the restricted VLAN, enter commands such 
as the following.
BigIron RX(config)# interface e 3/1
BigIron RX(config-if-e100-3/1)# mac-auth move-back-to-old-vlan port-restrict-vlan
Syntax: [no] mac-authentication move-back-to-old-vlan disable | port-configured-vlan |
port-restrict-vlan | system-default-vlan
The disable keyword disables moving the port back to its original VLAN. The port would stay in its 
RADIUS-assigned VLAN.
The port-configured-vlan keyword removes the port from its RADIUS-assigned VLAN and places it 
back in the VLAN where it was originally assigned. This is the default.
The port-restrict-vlan keyword removes the port from its RADIUS-assigned VLAN and places it in the 
restricted VLAN.
The system-default-vlan keyword removes the port from its RADIUS-assigned VLAN and places it in 
the DEFAULT-VLAN.
Saving dynamic VLAN assignments to the running 
configuration file
You can configure the device to save the RADIUS-specified VLAN assignments to the device's 
running configuration file. To do this, enter the following command.
BigIron RX(config)# mac-authentication save-dynamicvlan-to-config
Syntax: [no] mac-authentication save-dynamicvlan-to-config
By default, the dynamic VLAN assignments are not saved to the running configuration file. Entering 
the show running-config command does not display dynamic VLAN assignments, although they can 
be displayed with the show vlan and show auth-mac-address detail commands.