HP ProCurve 5406zl Access Security Guide

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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 5406zl Specifications

General

Product Name	HP ProCurve 5406zl
Category	Switch
Layer	Layer 3
Operating Temperature	32°F to 131°F (0°C to 55°C)
Operating Humidity	15% to 95% non-condensing
Management	SNMP, CLI
Power Supply	Redundant power supplies (optional)
Memory	128 MB flash, 512 MB SDRAM