MAC Authentication on Interface

You can query, set, and delete MAC address authentication parameters on an interface.

Context

MAC address authentication can be configured on an interface before global MAC address authentication is configured, but does not take effect on the interface. After global MAC address authentication is enabled, MAC address authentication configured on an interface takes effect immediately.

NOTE:

MAC address authentication and 802.1x authentication cannot be configured on the same interface.

Procedure

• Query the configuration of MAC address authentication on an interface.
  1. Choose Security > MAC Authen > MAC Authentication on Interface in the navigation tree to open the MAC Authentication on Interface page.
  2. Set the search criteria.
  3. Click Query to display all matching records.
• Configure Interface
  1. Choose Security > MAC Authen > MAC Authentication on Interface in the navigation tree to open the MAC Authentication on Interface page.
  2. Select a record and click Configure. The Configure Interface page is displayed.

     Table 1 describes the parameters on the Configure Interface page.

     Table 1 Configure Interface

     Parameter	Description
     Interface Name	Indicates the name of an interface. The interface name cannot be modified. You can select multiple interfaces each time. NOTE: If only one interface is selected, the configuration of the interface is displayed on the Configure Interface page. If multiple interfaces are selected, the default settings of the interfaces are displayed.
     MAC Authentication	Indicates whether to enable MAC address authentication. The options are Enable and Disable. By default, the value is Disable.
     Guest VLAN	Indicates the ID of a guest VLAN. To configure a guest VLAN, select the check box before Guest VLAN ID and enter a VLAN ID.
     Max of Access Users	Indicates the maximum number of access users on the specified interface enabled with MAC address authentication. If no interface is specified, all interfaces can connect to access users of the same number.

  3. Set parameters.
  4. Click OK.
• Clear the configuration of MAC address authentication parameters on an interface.
  1. Choose Security > MAC Authen > MAC Authentication on Interface in the navigation tree to open the MAC Authentication on Interface page.
  2. Select a record that you want to clear and click Clear Configuration.
     NOTE:

     • To select a record, click the check box of the record.
     • To delete records in batches, click the check boxes of the records.

  3. Click OK.