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Centralized MAC Address Authentication Configuration Commands 251
Parameter
usernamemacaddress: Specify the MAC address mode for authentication.
usernamefixed: Specify the fixed mode for authentication.
Description
Use the mac-authentication authmode command to set the MAC address
authentication mode. Use the
undo mac-authentication authmode command to
remove the configuration.
■ If you set the authentication mode to usernameasmacaddress, the MAC
address mode is used for authentication (both the username and password are
the MAC address of the user).
■ If you set the authentication mode to usernamefixed, the fixed mode is used
for authentication (both the username and password are pre-defined).
By default, the MAC address authentication mode is usernameasmacaddress.
Example
To set the MAC address authentication mode to usernamefixed, enter the
following:
<4500>system-view
System View: return to User View with Ctrl+Z.
[4500]mac-authentication authmode usernamefixed
mac-authentication
authpassword
Syntax
mac-authentication authpassword password
undo mac-authentication authpassword
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Parameter
password: Password for authentication, a string ranging from 1 to 16 characters in
length.
Description
Use the mac-authentication authpassword command to set the password to
use when the centralized MAC authentication mode is set to usernamefixed.
Use the undo mac-authentication authpassword command to remove the
configured password.
By default, the password is configured when the centralized MAC authentication
mode is set to
usernamefixed.
Example
To set the password for the fixed mode to mac, enter the following: