Specifications

19-32 wlans Commands
19.6.5.17 mac-roam
UsethecommandtoenableordisableMACbasedauthenticationonroam.Themacroam
commandisaccessiblefromthewlans:<WLANservicename>:authcontextoftheCLI.
Syntax
mac-roam enable | disable
Parameters
Usage
Themacroamcommandisnotavailableintheguestspl a shandguestportalauthentication
modes,ifMACauthenticationisenabled,usingthemacenablecommand.Forauthentication
modecommandinformation,seemodeonpage 1932.Formaccommandinformation,see
maconpage 1930.
Examples
ThefollowingexampleenablesMACauthentication onroamforthecnlmacWLANservice:
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:<WLANservicename >: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.