Configuring Mac Authentication Globally; Configuring Mac Authentication On A Port - HP 5500 HI Series Configuration Manual

MAC authentication can take effect on a port only when it is enabled globally and on the port.

Configuring MAC authentication globally

Step
1. Enter system view.
2. Enable MAC
authentication globally.
3. Configure MAC
authentication timers.
4. Configure the properties
of MAC authentication
user accounts.
NOTE:
When global MAC authentication is enabled, the EAD fast deployment function cannot take effect.

Configuring MAC authentication on a port

Step
1. Enter system view.
2. Enable MAC authentication.
3. Set the maximum number of
concurrent MAC authentication
users allowed on a port.
NOTE:
You cannot add a MAC authentication enabled port in to a link aggregation group or service loopback
group, or enable MAC authentication on a port already in a link aggregation group or service loopback
group.
Command
system-view
mac-authentication
mac-authentication timer
{ offline-detect offline-detect-value |
quiet quiet-value | server-timeout
server-timeout-value }
mac-authentication user-name-format
{ fixed [ account name ] [ password
{ cipher | simple } password ] |
mac-address [ { with-hyphen |
without-hyphen } [ lowercase |
uppercase ] ] }
Command
system-view
•
In system view:
mac-authentication interface
interface-list
•
In interface view:
a. interface interface-type
interface-number
b. mac-authentication
mac-authentication max-user
user-number
107
Remarks
N/A
Disabled by default.
Optional.
By default, the offline detect timer is
300 seconds, the quiet timer is 60
seconds, and the server timeout
timer is 100 seconds.
Optional.
By default, the username and
password for a MAC
authentication user account must
be a MAC address in lower case
without hyphens.
Remarks
N/A
Disabled by default.
Enable MAC authentication for
ports in bulk in system view or an
individual port in Ethernet
interface view.
Optional.
By default, the maximum number
of concurrent MAC
authentication users is 2048.