mac-authentication

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

Supported in the following platforms:

  • Access Points — AP505i, AP510i, AP510e, AP560i, AP6522, AP6562, AP7161, AP7502, AP7522, AP7532, AP7562, AP7602, AP7612, AP7622, AP763, AP7662, AP8163, AP8543, AP8533.
  • Service Platforms — NX5500, NX7500, NX9500, NX9600, VX9000

Syntax

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

Parameters

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.

Examples

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

Related Commands

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.