3Com 4200G 12-Port Configuration Manual page 206

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HAPTER ENTRALIZED
Enabling Centralized
MAC Address
Authentication Globally
and for a Port
Configuring Centralized
MAC Address
Authentication Mode
Configuring a User
Name and Password to
be used in Fixed Mode
MAC A A
DDRESS UTHENTICATION
Configuring the ISP Domain for MAC Address Authentication Users
■
Configuring the Timers Used in Centralized MAC Address Authentication
■
The configuration of the maximum number of learned MAC addresses (refer to the
mac-address max-mac-count command) is unavailable for the ports with
centralized MAC address authentication enabled. Similarly, the centralized MAC
address authentication is unavailable for the ports with the maximum number of
learned MAC addresses configured.
Table 156 Enable centralized MAC address authentication
Operation
Enter system view
Enable centralized
MAC address
authentication globally
Enable centralized
MAC address
authentication for
specified ports
Centralized MAC address authentication configuration takes effect on a port only
after you enable centralized MAC address authentication globally.
Table 157 Configure centralized MAC address authentication mode
Operation
Enter system view
Configure centralized
MAC address
authentication mode
When the fixed mode is adopted, you need to configure the user names and
passwords.
Table 158 Configure a user name and password to be used in fixed mode
Operation
Enter system view
Configure a user name mac-authentication
Configure a password
C
ONFIGURATION
Command
system-view
mac-authentication
mac-authentication interface
interface-list
Command
system-view
mac-authentication authmode
{ usernameasmacaddress |
usernamefixed }
Command
system-view
authusername username
mac-authentication
authpassword password
Description
—
Required
By default, centralized MAC address
authentication is globally disabled.
Required
By default, centralized MAC address
authentication is disabled on a port.
Description
—
Required
The usernameasmacaddress
keyword specifies the centralized
MAC address authentication mode
to be the MAC address mode.
The usernamefixed keyword
specifies the centralized MAC
address authentication mode to be
the fixed mode.
By default, the MAC address mode
is adopted.
Description
—
Optional
The default user name used in the
fixed mode is mac, with the
corresponding password not
configured.
Required