Chapter 36 Configuring Authenticated Vlans - Alcatel-Lucent OmniSwitch 6850-48 Network Configuration Manual

Authenticated VLANs control user access to network resources based on VLAN assignment and a user
log-in process; the process is sometimes called user authentication or Layer 2 Authentication. (Another
type of security is device authentication, which is set up through the use of port-binding VLAN policies or
static port assignment. See
VLANs (AVLANs) and Layer 2 Authentication are synonymous.
Layer 2 Authentication is different from another feature in the switch called Authenticated Switch Access,
which is used to grant individual users access to manage the switch. For more information about Authenti-
cated Switch Access, see the "Switch Security" chapter in the OmniSwitch AOS Release 6 Switch Manage-
ment Guide.
In This Chapter
This chapter describes authenticated VLANs and how to configure them through the Command Line Inter-
face (CLI). CLI commands are used in the configuration examples; for more details about the syntax of
commands, see the OmniSwitch CLI Reference Guide.
The authentication components described in this chapter include:
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Authentication clients—see
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Authenticated VLANs—see
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Authentication ports—see
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DHCP server—see
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Authentication server authority mode—see
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Accounting servers—see
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User Network Profile—see
Note. The functionality described in this chapter is supported on the OmniSwitch 6400, 6800, 6850, 6855,
and 9000 switches unless otherwise noted within any section of this chapter.
OmniSwitch AOS Release 6 Network Configuration Guide
36 Configuring
Authenticated VLANs
Chapter 8, "Defining VLAN
"Setting Up Authentication Clients" on page
"Configuring Authenticated VLANs" on page
"Configuring Authenticated Ports" on page
"Setting Up the DHCP Server" on page
"Specifying Accounting Servers" on page
"User Network Profile" on page
Rules.") In this chapter, the terms authenticated
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