Configuration Prerequisites; Configuration Task List; Enabling Mac Authentication - HP MSR2000 Configuration Manual

If you configure MAC-based accounts, the access device sends the source MAC address as the
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username and password to the RADIUS server for authentication.
If you configure a shared account, the access device sends the shared account username and
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password to the RADIUS server for authentication.
For more information about configuring local authentication and RADIUS authentication, see
"Configuring AAA."

Configuration prerequisites

Before you configure MAC authentication, complete the following tasks:
1. Configure an ISP domain and specify an AAA method. For more information, see "Configuring
AAA."
For local authentication, you must also create local user accounts (including usernames and
passwords), and specify the lan-access service for local users.
For RADIUS authentication, make sure the device and the RADIUS server can reach each other,
and create user accounts on the RADIUS server. If you are using MAC-based accounts, make
sure the username and password for each account are the same as the MAC address of each
MAC authentication user.
2. Make sure the port security feature is disabled. For more information about port security, see
"Configuring port security."

Configuration task list

Tasks at a glance
(Required.)
(Optional.)
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Enabling MAC authentication

For MAC authentication to take effect on a port, you must enable it globally and on the port.
To enable MAC authentication:
Step
1. Enter system view.
2. Enable MAC authentication
globally.
Enabling MAC authentication
Specifying a MAC authentication domain
Configuring the user account format
Configuring MAC authentication timers
Setting the maximum number of concurrent MAC authentication users on a port
Configuring MAC authentication delay
Command
system-view
mac-authentication
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Remarks
N/A
By default, MAC authentication is
disabled globally.