ControllingAccessbyMACAuthentication
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UnifiedAccessPointAdministrator’sGuide
ConfiguringMACAuthenticationontheRADIUSServer
IfyouuseRADIUSMACauthenticationforMAC‐basedaccesscontrol,youmustconfigureastationlistonthe
RADIUSserver.ThestationlistcontainsclientMACaddressentries,andtheformatforthelistisdescribedin
thefollowingtable.
Note:AfteryouconfigurelocalMACAuthenticationsettings,youmustclick Applytoapplythe
changesandtosavethesettings.ChangingsomesettingsmightcausetheAPtostopandrestart
systemprocesse s.Ifthishappens,wirelessclientswilltemporarilyloseconnectivity.Werecommend
thatyouchangeAPsettingswhen
WLANtrafficislow.
Table31:RADIUSServerAttributesforMACAuthentication
RADIUSServerAttribute Description Value
User‐Name(1) MACaddressoftheclientstation. ValidEthernetMAC
Address.
User‐Password(2) AfixedglobalpasswordusedtolookupaclientMAC
entry.
NOPASSWORD