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5.6 How to Configure the Switch and RADIUS Server to Provide
Network Access through Device MAC Address
This example will instruct the administrator on how to configure the
switch to provide access to machines with specific MAC addresses.
With MAC Authentication, the organization can ensure that only
devices provided by the organization can access internal resources.
802.1x Port Authentication Providing Access to Authorized Devices
5.6.1 Configuration in the Switch
1 Access the Switch’s Web GUI.
Note:
All network IP addresses and subnet masks are used as examples in this article.
Please replace them with your actual network IP addresses and subnet masks. The
authentication server used in this example is FreeRADIUS running in Ubuntu server.
All UI displayed in this article are taken from the XGS4600 series switch.