Operation Manual – MAC Address AuthenticationH3C S5600 Series Ethernet SwitchesChapter 1 MAC Address AuthenticationConfiguration1-31.2.2 Quiet MAC AddressWhen a user fails MAC address authentication, the MAC address becomes a quietMAC address, which means that any packets from the MAC address will be discardedsimply by the switch until the quiet timer expires. This prevents an invalid user frombeing authenticated repeatedly in a short time.Caution:If the quiet MAC is the same as the static MAC configured or an authentication-passedMAC, then the quiet function is not effective.1.3 Configuring Basic MAC Address AuthenticationFunctionsFollow these steps to configure basic MAC address authentication functions:To do... Use the command... RemarksEnter system view system-view —Enable MACaddressauthenticationgloballymac-authenticationRequiredDisabled bydefaultIn systemviewmac-authenticationinterface interface-listinterface interface-typeinterface-numbermac-authenticationEnable MACaddressauthentication forthe specifiedport(s) or thecurrent portIn interfaceviewquitUse eithermethodDisabled bydefaultSet the user namein MAC addressmode for MACaddressauthenticationmac-authentication authmodeusernameasmacaddress[ usernameformat { with-hyphen |without-hyphen } { lowercase |uppercase } | fixedpassword password ]OptionalBy default, theMAC address ofa user is used asthe user name.
