mac-format-1x

Use this command to override the default MAC address colon-separated format (for example 00:11:22:33:44:55) with the Global Authentication MAC Address Format (for Mac Based Authentication) for the following attributes:
  • Calling-Station-Id attribute of the RADIUS packet
  • Called-Station-Id attribute (if Called-Station-Id is not overridden by Zone name)
  • AP BSSID Mac in one of the vendor attributes
  • User-Name attribute (Mac Based Authentication)
This command is available from the vnsmode:radius context. It is enabled for new deployments. You must manually enable this setting for upgraded deployments.
mac-format-1x (enable|disable)

Parameters

enable Use MAC-Based Authentication MAC address format for user authentication and accounting via RADIUS
disable Disable mac-format and use MAC address colon-separated format.

Examples

This example sets the authentication to MAC-Based Authentication MAC address format for user authentication and accounting via RADIUS.

EWC.extremenetworks.com:vnsmode:radius# mac-format-1x enable