Chapter 65 Port Authentication
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Figure 301   SECURITY > Port Authentication > MAC Authentication
The following table describes the labels in this screen.
Table 233   SECURITY > Port Authentication > MAC Authentication
LABEL DESCRIPTION
Active Enable the switch button to permit MAC authentication on the Switch.
Note: You must first enable MAC authentication on the Switch before configuring it 
on each port.
Name Prefix Type the prefix that is appended to all MAC addresses sent to the RADIUS server for 
authentication. You can enter up to 32 printable ASCII characters except [ ? ], [ | ], [ ' ], [ " ] or 
[ , ].
If you leave this field blank, then only the MAC address of the client is forwarded to the RADIUS 
server.
Delimiter Select the delimiter the RADIUS server uses to separate the pairs in MAC addresses used as the 
account user name (and password). You can select Dash (–), Colon (:), or None to use no 
delimiters at all in the MAC address.
Case Select the case (Upper or Lower) the RADIUS server requires for letters in MAC addresses used 
as the account user name (and password).
Password Type Select Static to have the Switch send the password you specify below or MAC-Address to use 
the client MAC address as the password.
Password Type the password the Switch sends along with the MAC address of a client for authentication 
with the RADIUS server. You can enter up to 32 printable ASCII characters except [ ? ], [ | ], [ ' ], 
[ " ] or [ , ].