HP ProCurve 3500yl Series User Manual

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Web and MAC Authentication
Contents
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-2
Client Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-3
General Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-3
How Web and MAC Authentication Operate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-5
Authenticator Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-5
Web-based Authentication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-5
MAC-based Authentication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-7
Terminology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-9
Operating Rules and Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-10
General Setup Procedure for Web/MAC Authentication . . . . . . . . 4-12
Do These Steps Before You Configure Web/MAC Authentication . . 4-12
Additional Information for Configuring the RADIUS
Server To Support MAC Authentication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-13
Configuring the Switch To Access a RADIUS Server . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-14
Configuring Web Authentication on the Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-17
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-17
Configure the Switch for Web-Based Authentication . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-18
Configuring MAC Authentication on the Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-22
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-22
Configure the Switch for MAC-Based Authentication . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-23
Show Status and Configuration of Web-Based Authentication . . 4-26
Show Status and Configuration of MAC-Based Authentication . . 4-27
Client Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-29
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HP ProCurve 3500yl Series Specifications

General

Model	HP ProCurve 3500yl Series
Switching Capacity	176 Gbps
Layer	Layer 3
Input Voltage	100-240 VAC
PoE	Available on some models
Management	Web, CLI, SNMP
Routing Protocol	RIP, OSPF, BGP
Remote Management Protocol	Telnet
Features	VLAN
Power Consumption Operational	Varies by model
Memory	256 MB
Power Supply	Internal
Security Features	802.1X, RADIUS, TACACS+
Ports	24 or 48 x 10/100/1000Base-T ports