Enterasys Networks Enterasys D2 D2G124-12P - Manual (Page 443)

Configuring MAC Authentication
D-Series CLI Reference 15-19
Mode
Switch command, read‐write.
Example
This example shows how to clear the EAPOL authentication mode for port ge .1.3:
D2(su)->clear eapol auth-mode ge.1.3
Configuring MAC Authentication
Purpose
To review, disable, enable and configure MAC authentication. This authentication method allows
the device to authenticate source MAC addresses in an exchange with an authentication server.
The authenticator (switch) selects a source MAC seen on a MAC‐authentication enabled port and
submits it to a backend client for authentication. The backend client uses the MAC address stored
password, if required, as credentials for an authentication attempt. If accepted, a string
representing an access policy may be returned. If present, the switch applies the associated policy
rules.
You can specify a mask to apply to MAC addresses when authenticating users through a RADIUS
server (see “
set macauthentication significant‐bits ” on page 15‐29). The most common use of
significant bit masks is for authentication of all MAC addresses for a specific vendor.
Commands
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show macauthentication 15-20
show macauthentication session 15-21
set macauthentication 15-22
set macauthentication password 15-23
clear macauthentication password 15-23
set macauthentication port 15-23
set macauthentication portinitialize 15-24
set macauthentication portquietperiod 15-25
clear macauthentication portquietperiod 15-25
set macauthentication macinitialize 15-26
set macauthentication reauthentication 15-26
set macauthentication portreauthenticate 15-27
set macauthentication macreauthenticate 15-27
set macauthentication reauthperiod 15-28
clear macauthentication reauthperiod 15-28
set macauthentication significant-bits 15-29