Enterasys b5

Configuring MAC Authentication
Enterasys B5 CLI Reference 22-25
Configuring MAC Authentication
Purpose
Toreview,disable,enableandconfigureMACauthentication.Thisauthenticationmethodallows
thedevicetoauthenticatesourceMA Caddressesinanexchangewithanauthenticationserver.
Theauthenticator(switch)sel ectsasourceMACseenonaMAC‐authenticationenabledportand
submitsittoabackendclientforauthentication.Thebackend
clientusestheMACaddressstored
password,ifrequired,ascredentialsforanauthenticationattempt.Ifaccepted,astring
representinganaccesspolicyand/orVLANauthorizationmaybereturned.Ifpresent,theswitch
appliestheassociatedpolicyrulesandVLANsegmentation.
YoucanspecifyamasktoapplytoMACaddresses
whenauthenticatingusersthroughaRADIUS
server(see“setmacauthenticationsignificant‐bits ”onpage 22‐35).Themostcommonuseof
significantbitmasksisforauthenticationofallMACaddressesforaspecificvendor.
Commands
show macauthentication
UsethiscommandtodisplayMACauthenticationinformationforoneormoreports.
Syntax
show macauthentication [port-string]
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show macauthentication 22-25
show macauthentication session 22-27
set macauthentication 22-28
set macauthentication password 22-28
clear macauthentication password 22-29
set macauthentication port 22-29
set macauthentication portinitialize 22-30
set macauthentication portquietperiod 22-30
clear macauthentication portquietperiod 22-31
set macauthentication macinitialize 22-31
set macauthentication reauthentication 22-32
set macauthentication portreauthenticate 22-32
set macauthentication macreauthenticate 22-33
set macauthentication reauthperiod 22-33
clear macauthentication reauthperiod 22-34
set macauthentication significant-bits 22-35
clear macauthentication significant-bits 22-35