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Chapter 12
Configuring Authentication Types
The SSID can consist of up to 32 alphanumeric, case-sensitive, characters.
The first character cannot contain the following characters:
• Exclamation point (!)
• Pound sign (#)
• Semicolon (;)
The following characters are invalid and cannot be used in an SSID:
• Plus sign (+)
• Right bracket (])
• Front slash (/)
• Quotation mark (")
• Tab
• Trailing spaces
3. (Optional) Set the authentication type to open for this SSID.
Open authentication allows any device to authenticate and then attempt to
communicate with the access point.
authentication open
[mac-address list-name [alternate]]
[[optional] eap list-name]
a. (Optional) Set the SSID’s authentication type to open with MAC
address authentication.
The access point forces all client devices to perform MAC-address
authentication before they are allowed to join the network. For list-
name, specify the authentication method list.
For more information, se
.
Use the alternate keyword to allow client devices to join the network by
using either MAC or EAP authentication; clients that successfully
complete either authentication are allowed to join the network.
b. (Optional) Set the SSID’s authentication type to open with EAP
authentication.
The access point forces all client devices to perform EAP
authentication before they are allowed to join the network. For list-
name, specify the authentication method list.