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 — AP310i/e, AP410i/e, AP460i/e, AP560i/h,
AP510i/e, AP505i, AP7522, AP7532, AP7562, AP7612, AP7632, AP7662, AP8432, 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
nx9500-6C8809(config-wlan-test3)#mac-authentication cached-credentials
nx9500-6C8809(config-wlan-test3)#
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. |
