Figure 388 MAC authentication configuration page

3.Configure MAC authentication global settings as described in Table 125, and then click Apply. Table 125 Configuration items

Item

Description

Enable MAC Authentication

Specifies whether to enable MAC authentication globally.

 

 

Offline Detection Period

Sets the period that the device waits for traffic from a user before it

regards the user idle.

 

 

 

Quiet Time

Sets the interval that the device must wait before it can perform MAC

authentication for a user that has failed MAC authentication.

 

 

 

Server Timeout Time

Sets the interval that the device waits for a response from a RADIUS

server before it regards the RADIUS server unavailable.

 

 

 

 

Specifies the ISP domain for MAC authentication users.

Authentication ISP Domain

If no ISP domain is specified, the system default authentication

 

domain is used for MAC authentication users.

 

 

 

Configures the properties of MAC authentication user accounts.

 

• MAC without hyphen—Uses MAC-based accounts, and excludes

Authentication Information

hyphens from the MAC address, for example, xxxxxxxxxxxx.

• MAC with hyphen—Uses MAC-based accounts, and hyphenates

Format

the MAC address, for example, xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx.

 

 

• Fixed—Uses a shared account. You must specify a username and

 

password for the account.

 

 

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