3Com 5500G-EI Command Reference Guide - Page 357

Centralized MAC Address Authentication Configuration Commands 357 Description Use the mac-authentication command to enable the centralized MAC address authentication feature on a specified port or globally. Use the undo mac-authentication command to disable the feature on a specified port or globally. By default, the centralized MAC address authentication feature is disabled on each port and globally. In System View, if the interface-list parameter is not specified, the centralized MAC address authentication feature is enabled globally; if the interface-list parameter is specified, the feature is enabled on the specified interfaces. In the Ethernet Port View, the interface-list parameter cannot be specified, and you can use the command only to enable the feature on the current interface. Before or after the enabling of the centralized MAC address authentication, you can configure related parameters both globally or on the port through their respective commands. If the parameters are not configured before enabling this feature, then the parameters will be in their default state when it is enabled. You must first enable the centralized MAC address authentication globally and then on the port to make the related configurations on the port effective. Example To enable the centralized MAC address authentication feature on port GigabitEthernet 1/0/1, enter the following: system-view System View: return to User View with Ctrl+Z. [SW5500]mac-authentication interface GigabitEthernet 1/0/1 To enable the centralized MAC address authentication feature globally, enter the following: [SW5500]mac-authentication mac-authentication Syntax domain mac-authentication domain isp-name undo mac-authentication domain View System View Parameter isp-name: ISP domain name, character string with no more than 24 characters, excluding characters like and ">". Description Use the mac-authentication domain command to configure the ISP domain used by the centralized MAC address authentication user. Use the undo mac-authentication domain command to return to the default ISP domain.