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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 Descri
p
tion
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.
Authentication ISP Domain
Specifies the ISP domain for MAC authentication users.
If no ISP domain is specified, the system default authentication
domain is used for MAC authentication users.
Authentication Information
Format
Configures the properties of MAC authentication user accounts.
• MAC without hyphen—Uses MAC-based accounts, and excludes
hyphens from the MAC address, for example, xxxxxxxxxxxx.
• MAC with hyphen—Uses MAC-based accounts, and hyphenates
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.