HP 2600 Series User Manual

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Web and MAC Authentication for the Series
2600/2600-PWR and 2800 Switches
Contents
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2
Client Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3
General Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-4
How Web and MAC Authentication Operate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-5
Authenticator Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-5
Terminology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-9
Operating Rules and Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-10
General Setup Procedure for Web/MAC Authentication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-12
Do These Steps Before You Configure Web/MAC Authentication . . 3-12
Additional Information for Configuring the RADIUS Server
To Support MAC Authentication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-14
Configuring the Switch To Access a RADIUS Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-15
Configuring Web Authentication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-17
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-17
Configure the Switch for Web-Based Authentication . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-18
Configuring MAC Authentication on the Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-22
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-22
Configure the Switch for MAC-Based Authentication . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-23
Show Status and Configuration of Web-Based Authentication . . . . . . . . 3-26
Show Status and Configuration of MAC-Based Authentication . . . . . . . . 3-27
Show Client Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-29

HP 2600 Series Specifications

General

Brand	HP
Model	2600 Series
Category	Switch
Language	English