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Configuring MAC Authentication for Wired Profiles, In the Instant UI, In the CLI

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(Instant AP)# commit apply Configuring MAC Authentication for Wired Profiles You can configure MAC authentication for a wired profile in the Instant UI or CLI. In the Instant UI To enable MAC authentication for a wired profile: 1. Click the Wired link under More at the top right corner of the main window. The Wired window is displayed. 2. Click New under Wired Networks to create a new network or select an existing profile for which you want to enable MAC authentication and then click Edit. 3. In the New Wired Network or the Edit Wired Network window, ensure that all the required Wired and VLAN attributes are defined, and then click Next. 4. On the Security tab, select Enabled from the MAC authentication drop-down list. 5. Specify the type of authentication server to use. 6. If the internal authentication server is used, perform the following steps to allow MAC address based authentication: a. Click the Users link against the Internal server field. The Users window is displayed. b. Specify the client MAC address as the user name and password. c. Specify the type of the user (employee or guest). d. Click Add. e. Repeat the steps to add more users. f. Click OK. 7. Configure other parameters as required. 8. Click Next to define access rules, and then click Finish to apply the changes. In the CLI To configure MAC-address based authentication with external server: (Instant AP)(config)# wired-port-profile (Instant AP)(wired ap profile )# type { |} (Instant AP)(wired ap profile )# mac-authentication (Instant AP)(wired ap profile )# auth-server (Instant AP)(wired ap profile )# auth-server (Instant AP)(wired ap profile )# server-load-balancing (Instant AP)(wired ap profile )# radius-reauth-interval (Instant AP)(wired ap profile )# end (Instant AP)# commit apply To add users for MAC authentication based on internal authentication server: (Instant AP)(config)# user [] [portal| radius] (Instant AP)(config)# end (Instant AP)# commit apply FConfiguring MAC Authentication with 802.1X Authentication This section describes the following procedures: l Configuring MAC and 802.1X Authentication for a Wireless Network Profile on page 180 l Configuring MAC and 802.1X Authentication for Wired Profiles on page 180 179 | Authentication and User Management Dell Networking W-Series Instant 6.4.3.1-4.2.0.0 | User Guide

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| Authentication and User Management
Dell Networking W-Series Instant 6.4.3.1-4.2.0.0 | User Guide
(Instant AP)# commit apply
Configuring MAC Authentication for Wired Profiles
You can configure MAC authentication for a wired profile in the Instant UI or CLI.
In the Instant UI
To enable MAC authentication for a wired profile:
1. Click the
Wired
link under
More
at the top right corner of the main window. The
Wired
window is
displayed.
2. Click
New
under
Wired Networks
to create a new network or select an existing profile for which you want
to enable MAC authentication and then click
Edit
.
3. In the
New Wired Network
or the
Edit Wired Network
window, ensure that all the required Wired and
VLAN attributes are defined, and then click
Next
.
4. On the
Security
tab, select
Enabled
from the
MAC authentication
drop-down list.
5. Specify the type of authentication server to use.
6. If the internal authentication server is used, perform the following steps to allow MAC address based
authentication:
a.
Click the
Users
link against the
Internal server
field. The
Users
window is displayed.
b. Specify the client MAC address as the user name and password.
c.
Specify the type of the user (employee or guest).
d. Click
Add
.
e.
Repeat the steps to add more users.
f.
Click
OK
.
7. Configure other parameters as required.
8. Click
Next
to define access rules, and then click
Finish
to apply the changes.
In the CLI
To configure MAC-address based authentication with external server:
(Instant AP)(config)# wired-port-profile <name>
(Instant AP)(wired ap profile <name>)# type {<employee> |<guest>}
(Instant AP)(wired ap profile <name>)# mac-authentication
(Instant AP)(wired ap profile <name>)# auth-server <server-1>
(Instant AP)(wired ap profile <name>)# auth-server <server-2>
(Instant AP)(wired ap profile <name>)# server-load-balancing
(Instant AP)(wired ap profile <name>)# radius-reauth-interval <Minutes>
(Instant AP)(wired ap profile <name>)# end
(Instant AP)# commit apply
To add users for MAC authentication based on internal authentication server:
(Instant AP)(config)# user <username> [<password>] [portal| radius]
(Instant AP)(config)# end
(Instant AP)# commit apply
FConfiguring MAC Authentication with 802.1X Authentication
This section describes the following procedures:
l
Configuring MAC and 802.1X Authentication for a Wireless Network Profile on page 180
l
Configuring MAC and 802.1X Authentication for Wired Profiles on page 180