Operation Manual – Centralized MAC Address Authentication
Quidway S3100 Series Ethernet Switches
Chapter 1 Centralized MAC Address
Authentication Configuration
Huawei Technologies Proprietary
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1.2 Centralized MAC Address Authentication Configuration
The following sections describe centralized MAC address authentication configuration
tasks:
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Enabling Centralized MAC Address Authentication Globally and for a Port
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Configuring Centralized MAC Address Authentication Mode
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Configuring a User Name and Password to be used in Fixed Mode
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Configuring the ISP Domain for MAC Address Authentication Users
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Configuring the Timers Used in Centralized MAC Address Authentication
Note:
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.
1.2.1 Enabling Centralized MAC Address Authentication Globally and for a
Port
Table 1-1
Enable centralized MAC address authentication
Operation
Command
Description
Enter system view
system-view
—
Enable centralized
MAC address
authentication
globally
mac-authentication
[
interface
interface-list
]
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.
Centralized MAC address authentication configuration takes effect on a port only after
you enable centralized MAC address authentication globally.