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Security Commands 1060
ietf—Format the MAC address as 18-DB-F2-25-B2-D4. The default is
upper case.
unformatted—Format the MAC address as 18dbf225b2d4. The default is
lower case.
legacy—Format the MAC address as 18:db:f2:25:b2:d4. The default is
lower case.
lower-case—Format hexadecimal characters using the character set [0-9a-
f].
upper-case—Format hexadecimal characters using the character set [0-9A-
F].
Default Configuration
By default, the switch sends the Original-Called-Number (30), Calling-
Station-Id (31), and MAS-Identifier (32) attribute MAC addresses in
unformatted upper-case format.
Command Mode
Global Configuration
User Guidelines
Use this command to globally configure the format of MAC addresses sent in
the Original-Called-Number (30), Calling-Station-Id (31), or NAS-Identifier
(32) attributes for ports configured for 802.1x authentication or MAB.
This command is only supported for 802.1X and MAB authentication. Local
authentication formats are not configurable.
This command does not override the per RADIUS server configuration. Use
the mab request format command to configure formatting the User-Name
attribute.
Use the
attribute mac format
command in RADIUS Server Configuration
mode to configure the MAC format for an individual RADIUS server.
Command History
Introduced in version 6.3.0.1 firmware. Updated in release 6.5.0 to remove
formatting of the User-Name attribute. Updated in release 6.6.0 to add
formatting of attributes 30 and 31.