Enterasys D-Series

Configuring MAC Authentication
Enterasys D-Series CLI Reference 17-21
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maybereturned.Ifpresent,theswitchappliestheassociatedpolicy
rules.
YoucanspecifyamasktoapplytoMACaddresseswhenauthenticatingusersthroughaRADIUS

server(see“setmacauthenticationsignificant‐bits ”onpage 17‐31).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 17-21
show macauthentication session 17-23
set macauthentication 17-24
set macauthentication password 17-24
clear macauthentication password 17-25
set macauthentication port 17-25
set macauthentication portinitialize 17-26
set macauthentication portquietperiod 17-26
clear macauthentication portquietperiod 17-27
set macauthentication macinitialize 17-27
set macauthentication reauthentication 17-28
set macauthentication portreauthenticate 17-28
set macauthentication macreauthenticate 17-29
set macauthentication reauthperiod 17-29
clear macauthentication reauthperiod 17-30
set macauthentication significant-bits 17-31
clear macauthentication significant-bits 17-31