Configuration Task List; Enabling Mac Authentication - HPE FlexNetwork 5510 HI Series Security Configuration Manual

2. Make sure the port security feature is disabled. For more information about port security, see
"Configuring port

Configuration task list

Tasks at a glance
(Required.)
(Optional.) Specifying a MAC authentication domain
(Optional.) Configuring the user account format
(Optional.) Configuring MAC authentication timers
(Optional.) Setting the maximum number of concurrent MAC authentication users on a port
(Optional.) Enabling MAC authentication multi-VLAN mode on a port
(Optional.) Configuring MAC authentication delay
(Optional.) Enabling parallel processing of MAC authentication and 802.1X authentication
(Optional.) Configuring a MAC authentication guest VLAN
(Optional.) Configuring a MAC authentication critical VLAN
(Optional.) Enabling the MAC authentication critical voice VLAN
(Optional.) Configuring the keep-online feature
(Optional.) Enabling MAC authentication offline detection

Enabling MAC authentication

For MAC authentication to take effect on a port, you must enable the feature globally and on the port.
MAC authentication is exclusive with link aggregation group or service loopback group.
•
You cannot enable MAC authentication on a port already in a link aggregation group or a
service loopback group.
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You cannot add a MAC authentication-enabled port to a link aggregation group or a service
loopback group.
To enable MAC authentication:
Step
1. Enter system view.
2. Enable
globally.
3. Enter
interface view.
4. Enable MAC authentication on
the port.
security."
Enabling MAC authentication
MAC authentication
Layer 2 Ethernet
Command
system-view
mac-authentication
interface interface-type
interface-number
mac-authentication
107
Remarks
N/A
By default, MAC authentication
is disabled globally.
N/A
By default, MAC authentication
is disabled on a port.