
5. Select the checkbox MAC authentication fail-thru to use 802.1X authentication even when the MAC
authentication fails.
6. Click Next and then click Finish to apply the changes.
In the CLI
To configure both MAC and 802.1X authentication for a wireless network:
(Instant AP)(config)# wlan ssid-profile <name>
(Instant AP)(SSID Profile <name>)# type {<Employee> | <Voice>| <Guest>}
(Instant AP)(SSID Profile <name>)# mac-authentication
(Instant AP)(SSID Profile <name>)# l2-auth-failthrough
(Instant AP)(SSID Profile <name>)# auth-server <server-name1>
(Instant AP)(SSID Profile <name>)# radius-reauth-interval <minutes>
(Instant AP)(SSID Profile <name>)# auth-survivability
(Instant AP)(SSID Profile <name>)# exit
(Instant AP)(config)# auth-survivability cache-time-out <hours>
(Instant AP)(config)# end
(Instant AP)# commit apply
Configuring MAC and 802.1X Authentication for Wired Profiles
You can configure MAC and 802.1X authentication for a wired profile in the Instant UI or CLI.
In the Instant UI
To enable MAC and 802.1X authentication for a wired profile:
1. Click the Wired link under More at the top right corner of the main window. The Wired window is displayed.
2. Click New under Wired Networks to create a new network or select an existing profile for which you want to
enable MAC authentication and then click Edit.
3. In the New Wired Network or the Edit Wired Network window, ensure that all the required Wired and VLAN
attributes are defined, and then click Next.
4. In the Security tab, enable the following options:
l Select Enabled from the MAC authentication drop-down list.
l Select Enabled from the 802.1X authentication drop-down list.
l Select Enabled from the MAC authentication fail-thru drop-down list.
5. Specify the type of authentication server to use and configure other required parameters. For more information on
configuration parameters, see Configuring Security Settings for a Wired Profile on page 115
6. Click Next to define access rules, and then click Finish to apply the changes.
In the CLI
To enable MAC and 802.1X authentication for a wired profile:
(Instant AP)(config)# wired-port-profile <name>
(Instant AP)(wired ap profile "<name>")# type {<employee> |<guest>}
(Instant AP)(wired ap profile "<name>")# mac-authentication
(Instant AP)(wired ap profile "<name>")# dot1x
(Instant AP)(wired ap profile "<name>")# l2-auth-failthrough
(Instant AP)(wired ap profile "<name>")# auth-server <name>
(Instant AP)(wired ap profile "<name>")# server-load-balancing
(Instant AP)(wired ap profile "<name>")# radius-reauth-interval <Minutes>
(Instant AP)(wired ap profile "<name>")# end
(Instant AP)# commit apply
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