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MAC Authentication Commands
Use these commands to configure MAC authentication on the Switch.
35.1 MAC Authentication Overview
MAC authentication allows you to validate access to a port based on the MAC address and
password of the client.
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You also need to configure a RADIUS server (see
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for IEEE 802.1x port authentication commands and
for port security commands.
35.2 Command Summary
The following section lists the commands for this feature.
Table 83 mac-authentication Command Summary
COMMAND
DESCRIPTION
M
P
show mac-authentication
Displays MAC authentication settings for the Switch.
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show mac-authentication config
Displays MAC authentication settings on a port by port basis
with authentication statistics for each port.
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mac-authentication
Enables MAC authentication on the Switch.
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mac-authentication nameprefix
<name-string>
Sets the prefix appended to the MAC address before it is sent
to the RADIUS server for authentication. The prefix can be up
to 32 printable ASCII characters.
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mac-authentication password
<name-string>
Sets the password sent to the RADIUS server for clients
using MAC authentication. The password can be up to 32
printable ASCII characters.
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mac-authentication timeout <1-
3000>
Specifies the amount of time before the Switch allows a client
MAC address that fails authentication to try and authenticate
again.
This settings is superseded by the mac-aging-time
command.
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no mac-authentication
Disables MAC authentication on the Switch.
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