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Set the user name in
MAC address mode
for MAC address
authentication
mac-authentication authmode
usernameasmacaddress [ usernameformat
{ with-hyphen | without-hyphen } { lowercase |
uppercase } | fixedpassword password ]
Optional
By default, the MAC
address of a user is
used as the user
name.
Set the user name in
fixed mode for MAC
address
authentication
mac-authentication
authmode usernamefixed
Configure the user
name
mac-authentication
authusername username
Set the user name in
fixed mode for MAC
address
authentication
Configure the
password
mac-authentication
authpassword password
Optional
By default, the user
name is “mac” and
no password is
configured.
Specify an ISP
domain for MAC
address
authentication
mac-authentication domain isp-name
Required
The default ISP
domain (default
domain) is used by
default.
Configure the MAC
address
authentication timers
mac-authentication timer { offline-detect
offline-detect-value | quiet quiet-value |
server-timeout server-timeout-value }
Optional
The default timeout
values are as
follows:
300 seconds for
offline detect timer;
60 seconds for quiet
timer; and
100 seconds for
server timeout timer
z If MAC address authentication is enabled on a port, you cannot configure the maximum number of
dynamic MAC address entries for that port (through the mac-address max-mac-count command),
and vice versa.
z If MAC address authentication is enabled on a port, you cannot configure port security (through the
port-security enable command) on that port, and vice versa.
z You can configure MAC address authentication on a port before enabling it globally. However, the
configuration will not take effect unless MAC address authentication is enabled globally.
MAC Address Authentication Enhanced Function Configuration
MAC Address Authentication Enhanced Function Configuration Task List
Complete the following tasks to configure MAC address authentication enhanced function: