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Configuring MAC Authentication

D-Series CLI Reference 15-19

Mode

Switchcommand,read‐write.

Example

ThisexampleshowshowtocleartheEAPOLau thenticationmodeforportge.1.3:

D2(su)->clear eapol auth-mode ge.1.3

Configuring MAC Authentication

Purpose

Toreview,disable,enableandconfigureMACauthentication.Thisauthenticationmethodallows

thedevicetoauthenticatesourceMAC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 15‐29).Themostcommonuseof

significantbitmasksisforauthenticationofallMACaddressesforaspecificvendor.

Commands

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show macauthentication 15-20

show macauthentication session 15-21

set macauthentication 15-22

set macauthentication password 15-23

clear macauthentication password 15-23

set macauthentication port 15-23

set macauthentication portinitialize 15-24

set macauthentication portquietperiod 15-25

clear macauthentication portquietperiod 15-25

set macauthentication macinitialize 15-26

set macauthentication reauthentication 15-26

set macauthentication portreauthenticate 15-27

set macauthentication macreauthenticate 15-27

set macauthentication reauthperiod 15-28

clear macauthentication reauthperiod 15-28

set macauthentication significant-bits 15-29

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