mac-authentication

Enables MAC authentication. When enabled, the system uses cached credentials (RADIUS server lookups are skipped) to authenticate clients.

Supported on the following devices:

Access Points: AP3000/X, AP5010, AP310i/e, AP410i/e, AP505i, AP510i, AP510e, AP560i, AP7602, AP7612, AP7622, AP7632, AP7662, AP8163, AP8533.
Service Platforms: NX5500, NX7500, NX9500, NX9600
Virtual Platforms: CX9000, VX9000

mac-authentication [cached-credentials|enforce-always]

mac-authentication [cached-credentials|enforce-always]


mac-authentication	Enables MAC authentication on this WLAN and configures related parameters
cached-credentials	Uses cached credentials to skip RADIUS lookups. This option is disabled by default.
enforce-always	Enforces MAC authentication on this WLAN. When enabled, MAC authentication is enforced, each time a client logs in, even when the authentication type specified (using the authentication-type command) is not MAC authentication. This option is disabled by default.

rfs4000-229D58(config-wlan-test)#mac-authentication cached-credentials
rfs4000-229D58(config-wlan-test)#


no (wlan-config-mode)	Disables MAC authentication related parameters: Disables use of cached credentials to skip RADIUS lookups, or disables enforcement of MAC authentication on this WLAN.