Chapter 48 mab configuration, 1 introduction to mab, 2 mab configuration task list – QTECH QSW-3400 Инструкция по настройке User Manual

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Chapter 48 MAB Configuration

48.1 Introduction to MAB

In actual network existing the device which can not install the authentication client, such as

printer, PDA devices, they can not process 802.1x authentication. However, to access the

network resources, they need to use MAB authentication to replace 802.1x authentication.

MAB authentication is a network accessing authentication method based on the accessing port
and the MAC address of MAB user. The user needn’t install any authentication client, after the

authentication device receives ARP packets sent by MAB user, it will authenticate the MAC

address of the MAB user and there is the corresponding authentication information in the

authentication server, the matched packets of the port and the source MAC are allowed to
pass when the authentication is successful. MAB user didn’t need to input the username and

password manually in the process of authentication.

At present, MAB authentication device only supports RADIUS authentication method. There is

the selection method for the authentication username and password: use the MAC address of

the MAB user as the username and password, or the fixed username and password (all users

use the configured username and password to authenticate).

48.2 MAB Configuration Task List

MAB Configuration Task List:

1. Enable MAB function

(1) Enable global MAB function

(2) Enable port MAB function

2. Configure MAB authentication username and password

3. Configure MAB parameters

(1) Configure guest-vlan

(2) Configure the binding-limit of the port

(3) Configure the reauthentication time

(4) Configure the offline detection time

(5) Configure other parameters

1. Enable MAB function

Command

Explanation

Global Mode

mac-authentication-bypass enable

Enable the global MAB authentication function.

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