Web and MAC Authentication for the Series 2600/2600-PWR and 2800 Switches

General Setup Procedure for Web/MAC Authentication

Additional Information for Configuring the RADIUS

Server To Support MAC Authentication

On the RADIUS server, configure the client device authentication in the same way that you would any other client, except:

Configure the client device’s (hexadecimal) MAC address as both username and password. Be careful to configure the switch to use the same format that the RADIUS server uses. Otherwise, the server will deny access. The switch provides four format options:

aabbccddeeff (the default format)

aabbcc-ddeeffaa-bb-cc-dd-ee-ffaa:bb:cc:dd:ee:ff

Note on MAC Letters in MAC addresses must be in lowercase.

Addresses

If the device is a switch or other VLAN-capable device, use the base MAC address assigned to the device, and not the MAC address assigned to the VLAN through which the device communicates with the authenticator switch. Note that each switch covered by this guide applies a single MAC address to all VLANs configured in the switch. Thus, for a given switch, the MAC address is the same for all VLANs configured on the switch. (Refer to the chapter titled “Static Virtual LANs (VLANs)” in the Advanced Traffic Management Guide for your switch.)

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