Radius-Based Mac Authentication Configuration Example - HP 10500 Series Configuration Manual

[Device] mac-authentication domain aabbcc.net
# Set the MAC authentication timers.
[Device] mac-authentication timer offline-detect 180
[Device] mac-authentication timer quiet 180
# Configure MAC authentication to use MAC-based accounts. The MAC address usernames and
passwords are hyphenated and in lower case.
[Device] mac-authentication user-name-format mac-address with-hyphen lowercase
Verifying the configuration
# Display MAC authentication settings and statistics.
<Device> display mac-authentication
MAC address authentication is enabled.
User name format is MAC address in lowercase, like xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx
Fixed username:mac
Fixed password:not configured
Silent Mac User info:
Gigabitethernet1/0/1 is link-up
MAC address authentication is enabled
Authenticate success: 1, failed: 0
Max number of on-line users is 1024
Current online user number is 1
# After the user passes authentication, use the display connection command to display the online user
information.
<Device> display connection
Slot: 1
Index=29
IP=N/A
IPv6=N/A
MAC=00e0-fc12-3456
Total 1 connection(s) matched on slot 1.
Total 1 connection(s) matched.

RADIUS-based MAC authentication configuration example

Network requirements
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uses RADIUS servers for authentication, authorization, and accounting.
Offline detect period is 180s
Quiet period is 180s.
Server response timeout value is 100s
The max allowed user number is 2048 per slot
Current user number amounts to 1
Current domain is aabbcc.net
MAC Addr From Port
MAC Addr Authenticate state
00e0-fc12-3456 MAC_AUTHENTICATOR_SUCCESS
,Username=00-e0-fc-12-34-56@aabbcc.net
Figure 47, a host connects to port GigabitEthernet 1/0/1 on the access device. The device
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Port Index
Auth Index
29