Operation Manual -- Centralized MAC Address Authentication 
Quidway S5600 Series Ethernet Switches-Release 1510 
Chapter 1  Centralized MAC Address 
Authentication Configuration
 
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1.2.4  Configuring Centralized MAC Address Authentication Mode 
Table 1-5 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 
Set a user name 
for fixed mode 
mac-authentication 
authusername username 
Required for fixed mode 
By default, the user name is 
mac and no password is 
needed. 
Set the password 
for fixed mode 
mac-authentication 
authpassword password 
Optional 
 
1.2.5  Configuring the ISP Domain for MAC Address Authentication Users 
Table 1-6 lists the operations to configure the ISP domain for centralized MAC address 
authentication users. 
Table 1-6 Configure the ISP domain for MAC address authentication users 
Operation  Command  Description 
Enter system view 
system-view 
— 
Configure the ISP 
domain for MAC 
address 
authentication 
users 
mac-authentication 
domain isp-name 
Required 
By default, the “default 
domain” is used as the ISP 
domain. 
 
1.2.6  Configuring the Timers Used in Centralized MAC Address 
Authentication 
The following timers are used in centralized MAC address authentication: