Configuring Basic Mac Address Authentication Functions - H3C S5100-SI Series Operation Manual

Operation Manual – MAC Address Authentication
H3C S5100-SI/EI Series Ethernet Switches
Caution:
If the quiet MAC is the same as the static MAC configured or an authentication-passed
MAC, then the quiet function is not effective.
1.3 Configuring Basic MAC Address Authentication
Functions
Follow these steps to configure basic MAC address authentication functions:
To do...
Enter system view
Enable MAC
address
authentication
globally
Enable MAC
address
authentication for
the specified
port(s) or the
current port
Set the user name
in MAC address
mode for MAC
address
authentication
Set the user name
in fixed mode for
MAC address
authentication
Use the command...
system-view
mac-authentication
In system mac-authentication
view interface interface-list
interface interface-type
interface-number
In interface
view
mac-authentication
quit
mac-authentication authmode
usernameasmacaddress
[ usernameformat { with-hyphen |
without-hyphen } { lowercase |
uppercase } | fixedpassword password ]
Set the user
name in fixed mac-authentication
mode for MAC authmode
address
usernamefixed
authentication
mac-authentication
Configure the
authusername
user name
username
mac-authentication
Configure the
authpassword
password
password
1-3
Chapter 1 MAC Address Authentication
—
Required
Disabled by
default
Use either
method
Disabled by
default
Optional
By default, the
MAC address of
a user is used as
the user name.
Optional
By default, the
user name is
"mac" and no
password is
configured.
Configuration
Remarks