Configuring an Infranet Controller MAC Address Authentication
Server for Unmanageable Devices (NSM Procedure)
To configure a MAC address authentication
server for unmanageable devices:
- In the NSM navigation tree, select Device Manager> Devices.
- Click the Device Tree tab,
and then double-click the Infranet Controller for which you want to
configure MAC address authentication.
- Click the Configuration tab.
In the configuration tree, select Authentication >
Auth Servers.
- Add or modify MAC address authentication settings
as specified in Table 1.
- Click one:
-
OK—Saves the changes.
-
Cancel—Cancels the modifications.
Table 1: MAC Address
Authentication Server Configuration Details
| Option | Function | Your Action |
|
Auth Server Name
|
Specifies a name for the auth server.
|
Enter a name for the auth server.
|
|
Auth Server Type
|
Specifies the auth server type.
|
Select MAC Address Authentication.
|
| MAC
Address Authentication Server > Optional LDAP Server |
|
Optional LDAP Server
|
Specifies the list of optional LDAP servers.
|
Select the optional LDAP servers from the Non-members
list and click Add to move it to the Members
list.
|
| MAC
Address Authentication Server > MAC Adresses > MAC Addresses |
|
MAC Address
|
Specifies the MAC address.
|
Enter MAC address entries in the format:
00:11:85:bb:8c:66
To enter wildcards, use the format
00:11:22*:*:* (a single asterisk represents two characters).
|
|
Action
|
Specifies if the MAC address is authenticated.
|
- Select Allow to grant authentication.
- Select Deny to refuse authentication.
|
| MAC
Address Authentication Server > MAC Adresses > Attributes |
|
Name
|
Allows you to enter the name of the user attribute cookie
in the MAC address authentication user directory.
|
Enter a name.
|
|
Value
|
Associates the MAC address with a particular group or
organization. For example:
dept=eng
represents that this MAC address belongs to engineering.
|
Enter a value.
|
