Concept Guide

179 | 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