HP ProCurve 5300xl Series Access Security Guide

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Web and MAC Authentication
Contents
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2
Client Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3
General Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-4
How Web and MAC Authentication Operate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-5
Authenticator Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-5
Web-based Authentication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-5
MAC-based Authentication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-7
Terminology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-8
Operating Rules and Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-10
General Setup Procedure for Web/MAC Authentication . . . . . . . . 3-12
Do These Steps Before You Configure Web/MAC Authentication . . 3-12
Additional Information for Configuring the RADIUS Server To
Support MAC Authentication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-13
Configuring the Switch To Access a RADIUS Server . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-14
Configuring Web Authentication on the Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-16
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-16
Configure the Switch for Web-Based Authentication . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-17
Configuring MAC Authentication on the Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-21
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-21
Configure the Switch for MAC-Based Authentication . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-22
Show Status and Configuration of Web-Based Authentication . . 3-25
Show Status and Configuration of MAC-Based Authentication . . 3-26
Client Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-28
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HP ProCurve 5300xl Series Specifications

General

Brand	HP
Model	ProCurve 5300xl Series
Category	Switch
Language	English