Operation Manual -- Centralized MAC Address Authentication
Quidway S3900 Series Ethernet Switches-Release 1510
Chapter 1 Centralized MAC Address
Authentication Configuration
Huawei Technologies Proprietary
1-3
Operation Command Description
Enable centralized
MAC address
authentication for
specified ports
mac-authentication
interface interface-list
Required
By default, centralized MAC
address authentication is
disabled on a port.
Table 1-3 Enable centralized MAC address authentication for a port in Ethernet port
view
Operation Command Description
Enter system view
system-view
—
Enter Ethernet port
view
interface interface-type
interface-number
—
Enable centralized
MAC address
authentication for
the current port
mac-authentication
Required
By default, centralized MAC
address authentication is
disabled on a port.
Centralized MAC address authentication for a port can be configured but does not take
effect before global centralized MAC address authentication is enabled. After global
centralized MAC address authentication is enabled, ports enabled with the centralized
MAC address authentication will perform the authentication immediately.
1.2.3 Configuring Centralized MAC Address Authentication Mode
Table 1-4 Configure centralized MAC address authentication mode
Operation Command Description
Enter system view
system-view
—
Configure
centralized MAC
address
authentication
mode as MAC
address mode
mac-authentication
authmode
usernameasmacaddress
[ usernameformat
{ with-hyphen |
without-hyphen } ]
Optional
By default, the MAC address
mode is adopted.
Configure
centralized MAC
address
authentication
mode as fixed
mode
mac-authentication
authmode usernamefixed
Optional