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844 Brocade 6910 Ethernet Access Switch Configuration Guide

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Network Access (MAC Address Authentication)

Interface

To configure link detection on switch ports:

1. Click Security, Network Access.

2. Select Configure Interface from the Step list.

3. Click the Link Detection button.

4. Modify the link detection status, trigger condition, and the response for any port.

5. Click Apply.

FIGURE 184 Configuring Link Detection for Network Access

Configuring a MAC Address Filter

Use the Security > Network Access (Configure MAC Filter) page to designate specific MAC

addresses or MAC address ranges as exempt from authentication. MAC addresses present in MAC

Filter tables activated on a port are treated as pre-authenticated on that port.

CLI References

• “Network Access (MAC Address Authentication)” on page 197

Command Usage

• Specified MAC addresses are exempt from authentication.

• Up to 65 filter tables can be defined.

• There is no limitation on the number of entries used in a filter table.

Parameters

These parameters are displayed:

• Filter ID – Adds a filter rule for the specified filter.

• MAC Address – The filter rule will check ingress packets against the entered MAC address or

range of MAC addresses (as defined by the MAC Address Mask).

• MAC Address Mask – The filter rule will check for the range of MAC addresses defined by the

MAC bit mask. If you omit the mask, the system will assign the default mask of an exact match.

(Range: 000000000000 - FFFFFFFFFFFF; Default: FFFFFFFFFFFF)