Specifications

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authentication open (SSID configuration mode)
Usage Guidelines Use this command to authenticate clients using the network EAP method, with optional MAC address
screening. You define list names for MAC addresses and EAP using the aaa authentication login
command. These lists define the authentication methods activated when a user logs in and indirectly
identify the location where the authentication information is stored.
Note Using the CLI, you can configure up to 2,048 MAC addresses for filtering. Using the web-browser
interface, however, you can configure only up to 43 MAC addresses for filtering.
Examples This example shows how to set the authentication to open for devices on a specified address list:
AP(config-if-ssid)# authentication network-eap list1
This example shows how to reset the authentication to default values:
AP(config-if-ssid)# no authentication network-eap
Related Commands
authentication open (SSID configuration mode)
Use the authentication open SSID configuration mode command to configure the radio interface (for
the specified SSID) to support open authentication and optionally EAP authentication or MAC address
authentication. Use the no form of the command to disable open authentication for the SSID.
[no] authentication open
[[optional] eap list-name]
[mac-address list-name [alternate] ]
Note The mac-address and alternate options are not supported on bridges.
Syntax Description
Command Description
authentication open (SSID
configuration mode)
Specifies open authentication
authentication shared (SSID
configuration mode)
Specifies shared-key authentication
ssid Specifies the SSID and enters the SSID configuration mode
show running-config Displays the current access point operating configuration
eap list-name Specifies the list name for EAP authentication
optional Specifies that client devices using either open or EAP authentication can
associate and become authenticated. This setting is used mainly by
service providers that require special client accessibility.
mac-address list-name Specifies the list name for MAC authentication
alternate Specifies the use of either EAP authentication or MAC address
authentication