Operation Manual – MAC Address Authentication
H3C S3100 Series Ethernet Switches
Chapter 1 MAC Authentication Configuration
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Caution:
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Guest VLANs are implemented in the mode of adding a port to a VLAN. For
example, when multiple users are connected to a port, if the first user fails in the
authentication, the other users can access only the contents of the Guest VLAN.
The switch will re-authenticate only the first user accessing this port, and the other
users cannot be authenticated again. Thus, if more than one client is connected to a
port, you cannot configure a Guest VLAN for this port.
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After users that are connected to an existing port failed to pass authentication, the
switch adds the port to the Guest VLAN. Therefore, the Guest VLAN can separate
unauthenticated users on an access port. When it comes to a trunk port or a hybrid
port, if a packet itself has a VLAN tag and be in the VLAN that the port allows to pass,
the packet will be forwarded perfectly without the influence of the Guest VLAN. That
is, packets can be forwarded to the VLANs other than the Guest VLAN through the
trunk port and the hybrid port, even users fail to pass authentication.
Table 1-3
Configure a Guest VLAN
Operation
Command
Description
Enter system view
system-view
—
Enter Ethernet port view
interface interface-type
interface-number
—
Configure the Guest
VLAN for the current port
mac-authentication
guest-vlan vlan-id
Required
By default, no Guest
VLAN is configured for a
port by default.
Return to system view
quit
—
Configure the interval at
which the switch
re-authenticates users in
Guest VLANs
mac-authentication
timer guest-vlan-reauth
interval
Optional
By default, the switch
re-authenticates the users
in Guest VLANs at the
interval of 30 seconds by
default.