Specifications
19-32 wlans Commands
19.6.5.17 mac-roam
UsethecommandtoenableordisableMACbasedauthenticationonroam.Themac‐roam
commandisaccessiblefromthewlans:<WLAN‐service‐name>:authcontextoftheCLI.
Syntax
mac-roam enable | disable
Parameters
Usage
Themac‐roamcommandisnotavailableintheguestspl a shandguestportalauthentication
modes,ifMACauthenticationisenabled,usingthemacenablecommand.Forauthentication
modecommandinformation,see“mode”onpage 19‐32.Formaccommandinformation,see
“mac”onpage 19‐30.
Examples
ThefollowingexampleenablesMACauthentication onroamforthecnl‐macWLANservice:
EWC.enterasys.com:wlans:cnl-mac:auth# mac-roam enable
EWC.enterasys.com:wlans:cnl-mac:auth# apply
19.6.5.18 mode
UsethemodecommandtoconfiguretheauthenticationmodefortheWLANservice.InV7.0and
laterthemodecommanddetermineswhichauthenticationcommandsareavailable.
Themodecommandisaccessiblefromthewlan:<WLAN‐service‐name >:authcontextoftheCLI.
Syntax
mode disabled | 8021x | internal | external | guestportal | splash
Parameters
enable|disable SpecifytoenableordisableMACauthenticationonroam.Default
value:disabled
Note: After you run the mac-roam command, you must run the apply command to implement the
changes.
disabled Disablesauthenticationmodes
8021x Entersthe802.1xauthenticationmode
internal Enterstheinternalcaptiveportalauthenticationmode
external Enterstheexternalcaptiveportalauthenticationmode
guestportal Enterstheguestportalcaptiveportalauthenticationmode
splash Specifiestheguestsplashcaptiveportalauthenticationmode
Note: For information on the captive portal context, See “default-topology” on page 19-38.