ZyXEL Communications 4528F User Manual

Chapter 18 Port Authentication

XGS-4526/4528F/4728F User’s Guide

Use this screen to activate MAC authentication. In the Port Authentication 
screen click MAC Authentication to display the configuration screen as shown.

Figure 84   Advanced Application > Port Authentication > MAC Authentication 

The following table describes the labels in this screen. 

Table 46   Advanced Application > Port Authentication > MAC Authentication 

Active

Select this check box to permit MAC authentication on the Switch.

Note: You must first enable MAC authentication on the Switch 

before configuring it on each port.

Name Prefix

Type the prefix that is appended to all MAC addresses sent to the 
RADIUS server for authentication. You can enter up to 32 printable ASCII 
characters.

If you leave this field blank, then only the MAC address of the client is 
forwarded to the RADIUS server. 

Password

Type the password the Switch sends along with the MAC address of a 
client for authentication with the RADIUS server. You can enter up to 32 
printable ASCII characters.