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Configuring, Mac authentication, Configuring mac authentication – Brocade Mobility RFS7000-GR Controller System Reference Guide (Supporting software release 4.1.0.0-040GR and later) User Manual

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Viewing and configuring switch WLANs

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f.

Specify the appropriate Path name to the hotspot configuration on the local system disk or
server.

g. Once the location and settings for the advanced hotspot configuration have been defined,

click the Install button to use the hotspot configuration with the switch.

6. Refer to the Allow List field, and enter any IP address (for internal or external Web sites) that

may be accessed by the Hotspot user without authentication.

7. Check the Use System Name in Hotspot URL to use the System Name specified on the main

Switch configuration screen as part of the hotspot address.

8. Specify the maximum Hotspot Simultaneous Users to set a limit on the number of concurrent

unique hotspot users for the selected WLAN.

9. Check the Logout on Browser Close button to logout hotspot users from the network when they

close their web browsers.

10. Refer to the Status field for the current state of the requests made from applet. This field

displays error messages if something goes wrong in the transaction between the applet and
the switch.

11. Click OK to use the changes to the running configuration and close the dialog.

12. Click Cancel to close the dialog without committing updates to the running configuration.

Configuring MAC authentication
The MAC Authentication option allows the user to configure a RADIUS server for user
authentication with the range of MAC addressees defined as allowed or denied access to the
switch managed network.

To configure the format of MAC addresses used in MAC Authentications:

NOTE

As part of the MAC Authentication process, ensure a primary and optional secondary RADIUS Server
have been properly configured to authenticate the users requesting access to the ACL supported
WLAN. For more information on configuring RADIUS Server support for the MAC Authentication
supported WLAN, see

“Configuring external RADIUS Server support”

on page 117.

1. Select Network > Wireless LANs from the main menu tree.

2. Select an existing WLAN from those displayed within the Configuration tab.

3. Click the Edit button.

4. Select the MAC Authentication button from within the Authentication field.

This enables the RADIUS button at the bottom of the Network > Wireless LANs > Edit screen.