Configuring AAA for Network Users 427Nortel WLAN Security Switch 2300 Series Configuration GuideConfiguring MAC Authentication and AuthorizationThe set authentication mac command defines the AAA methods by which MAC addresses can be used for authentica-tion. You can configure authentication for users through the MAC addresses of their devices with the followingcommand:set authentication mac {ssid ssid-name | wired} mac-addr-wildcard method1 [method2][method3] [method4]MAC addresses can be authenticated by either the WSS switch’s local database or by a RADIUS server group. Forexample, the following command sets the authentication for MAC address 01:01:02:03:04:05 when requesting SSIDvoice, through the local database:23x0# set authentication mac ssid voice 01:01:02:03:04:05 localsuccess: change acceptedIf the switch’s configuration does not contain a set authentication mac command that matches a non-802.1X client’sMAC address, WSS Software tries MAC authentication by default.You can also wildcard MAC addresses. For example, the following command locally authenticates all MAC addressesthat begin with the octets 01:01:02:23x0# set authentication mac ssid voice 01:01:02:* localsuccess: change accepted(For details about MAC address wildcards, see “MAC Address Wildcards” on page 39.)You can add authorization attributes to authenticated MAC users with the following command:set mac-user mac-addr attr attribute-name valueFor example, to add the MAC user 00:01:02:03:04:05 to VLAN red:23x0# set mac-user 00:01:02:03:04:05 attr vlan-name redsuccess: change acceptedTo change the value of an authorization attribute, reenter the command with the new value. To clear an authorizationattribute from a MAC user profile in the local database, use the following command:clear mac-user mac-addr attr attribute-nameFor example, the following command clears the VLAN assignment from MAC user 01:0f:02:03:04:05:23x0# clear mac-user 01:0f:03:04:05:06 attr vlan-namesuccess: change accepted.(For a complete list of authorization attributes, see Table 32 on page 446.)
