Administrator Guide

Security Commands 980
Command History
Command introduced in version 6.5 firmware.
mab request format
Use the mab request format command to configure the format of the MAC
address sent in the User-Name attribute. Use the no form of the command to
return the configuration to the default.
Syntax
mab request format attribute 1 groupsize {1 | 2 | 4 | 12} separator {- | : | .}
[lowercase | uppercase]
no mab request format attribute 1
• groupsize—The number of digits in a group.
• separator—The separator between groups of digits.
• uppercase—Use uppercase formatting for the digits.
• lowercase—Use lowercase formatting for the digits.
Default Configuration
The default format is a group size of 2, a colon separator and upper case
characters, for example,18:DB:F2:25:B2:D4.
Command Mode
Global Configuration mode
User Guidelines
A MAC address consists of 12 hexadecimal digits. The MAC address of the
authentication station is sent in the User-Name attribute in a RADIUS
Access-Request for MAC Authentication Bypass configured stations.
The following table shows some example formats:
MAC Address Group Size Separator Case Formatted Address
18DBF225B2D4 1 . Lower 1.8.d.b.f.2.2.5.b.2.d.4
18DBF225B2D4 2 : Lower 18:db:f2:25:b2:d4