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Configuring Authentication
Figure 2-2 Configuring the Formal User Account
Specify the user type, configure the username and password for the formal user account,
and configure the other corresponding parameters. Then click OK.
User Type
Username /
Password
Expiration Date
Authentication
Peroid
MAC Binding
Type
MAC Address
Specify the user type as Formal User.
Specify the username and password of the account. The username cannot be the
same as any existing one.
Specify the expiration date of the account. The formal user can use this account to
authenticate before this date.
Specify the period during which the client is allowed to be authenticated.
Specify the MAC Binding type. There are three types of MAC Binding: No binding,
Static Binding and Dynamic Binding.
No Binding: The client's MAC address will not be bound.
Static Binding: Manually enter the MAC address of the client to be bound. Only the
bound client is able to use the username and password to authenticate.
Dynamic Binding: The MAC address of the first client that passes the authentication
will be bound. Afterwards only the bound client is able to use the username and
password to authenticate.
Enter the MAC address of the client to be bound if you choos the MAC Binding type
as "Static Binding".
Local Authentication Configuration
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