maximum (Port MAC Security)

Configures the maximum number of secure MAC addresses an interface can store when port MAC security is enabled.
Syntax
maximummax-num
no maximummax-num
Command Default

By default, when port MAC security is enabled, an interface can store one secure MAC address.

Parameters
max-num
The maximum number of secure MAC addresses that can be configured. The default is 1.
Modes

Port security configuration mode

Port security interface configuration mode

Usage Guidelines

By default, 8192 global resources are shared among all interfaces on the device which is also the maximum global resources supported. The default system value of the global resources can be changed using the system-max pms-global-pool command.

The no form of the command sets the maximum number of secure MAC addresses an interface can store to one.

Examples

The following example configures the maximum number of secure MAC addresses an interface can store as 50. 

device(config)# interface ethernet 1/1/1
device(config-if-e1000-1/1/1)# port security
device(config-port-security-e1000-1/1/1)# maximum 50
Parent topic: Commands M