Enabling Global Mac Address Authentication; Enabling Mac Address Authentication On An Interface - Huawei AR1200-S Configuration Manual

Huawei AR1200-S Series Enterprise Routers
Configuration Guide - Security
Pre-configuration Tasks
None.
Data Preparation
To configure MAC address authentication, you need the following data.
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5.4.2 Enabling Global MAC Address Authentication

The configurations of MAC address authentication take effect only after global MAC address
authentication is enabled.
Procedure
Step 1 Run:
system-view
The system view is displayed.
Step 2 Run:
mac-authen
Global MAC address authentication is enabled.
By default, global MAC address authentication is disabled.
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5.4.3 Enabling MAC Address Authentication on an Interface

To perform MAC address authentication for a user, enable MAC address authentication on the
interface connected to the user.
Context
MAC address authentication cannot be used together with 802.1x authentication on the same
interface.
MAC address authentication can be enabled in the system view or interface view.
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Data
Interface that will be enabled with MAC address authentication
(Optional) Domain for MAC address authentication
(Optional) Maximum number of access users who use MAC address authentication
CAUTION
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