Chapter 1 Mac Address Authentication Configuration; Mac Address Authentication Overview - H3C S3100-52P Operation Manual

Operation Manual – MAC Address Authentication
H3C S3100-52P Ethernet switch
Chapter 1 MAC Address Authentication
Note:
The configuration of fixed password when setting the user name in MAC address
mode for MAC address authentication is added. See
Address Authentication
The configuration of MAC address authentication enhanced function is added. See
MAC Address Authentication Enhanced Function
When configuring MAC address authentication, go to these sections for information
you are interested:

MAC Address Authentication Overview

Related Concepts
Configuring Basic MAC Address Authentication Functions
MAC Address Authentication Enhanced Function Configuration
Displaying and Maintaining MAC Address Authentication Configuration
MAC Address Authentication Configuration Examples
1.1 MAC Address Authentication Overview
MAC address authentication provides a way for authenticating users based on ports
and MAC addresses, without requiring any client software to be installed on the hosts.
Once detecting a new MAC address, it initiates the authentication process. During
authentication, the user does not need to enter username or password manually.
For S3100-52P Ethernet switch, MAC address authentication can be implemented
locally or on a RADIUS server.
After determining the authentication method, users can select one of the following
types of user name as required:
MAC address mode, where the MAC address of a user serves as the user name
for authentication.
Fixed mode, where user names and passwords are configured on a switch in
advance. In this case, the user name, the password, and the limits on the total
number of user names are the matching criterion for successful authentication.
For details, refer to AAA of this manual for information about local user attributes.
Configuration
Functions.
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Chapter 1 MAC Address Authentication
Configuring Basic MAC
Configuration.
Configuration