3Com 4200G 12-Port, Configuration Manual

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192 C
HAPTER
24: C
ENTRALIZED
MAC A
DDRESS
A
UTHENTICATION
C
ONFIGURATION
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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.
Enabling Centralized
MAC Address
Authentication Globally
and for a Port
Centralized MAC address authentication configuration takes effect on a port only
after you enable centralized MAC address authentication globally.
Configuring Centralized
MAC Address
Authentication Mode
Configuring a User
Name and Password to
be used in Fixed Mode
When the fixed mode is adopted, you need to configure the user names and
passwords.
Table 156 Enable centralized MAC address authentication
Operation Command Description
Enter system view system-view —
Enable centralized
MAC address
authentication globally mac-authentication Required
By default, centralized MAC address
authentication is globally disabled.
Enable centralized
MAC address
authentication for
specified ports mac-authentication interface
interface-list
Required
By default, centralized MAC address
authentication is disabled on a port.
Table 157 Configure centralized MAC address authentication mode
Operation Command Description
Enter system view system-view —
Configure centralized
MAC address
authentication mode mac-authentication authmode
{
usernameasmacaddress |
usernamefixed }
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.
Table 158 Configure a user name and password to be used in fixed mode
Operation Command Description
Enter system view system-view —
Configure a user name mac-authentication
authusername username
Optional
The default user name used in the
fixed mode is mac, with the
corresponding password not
configured.
Configure a password mac-authentication
authpassword
password
Required