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OmniSwitch AOS Release 6 Network Configuration Guide

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Authenticated VLANs control user access to network resources based on VLAN assignment and a user 
log-in process; the process is sometimes called user authentication or Layer 2 Authentication. (Another 
type of security is device authentication, which is set up through the use of port-binding VLAN policies or 
static port assignment. See 

) In this chapter, the terms authenticated 

VLANs (AVLANs) and Layer 2 Authentication are synonymous.

Layer 2 Authentication is different from another feature in the switch called Authenticated Switch Access, 
which is used to grant individual users access to manage the switch. For more information about Authenti-
cated Switch Access, see the “Switch Security” chapter in the OmniSwitch AOS Release 6 Switch Manage-
ment Guide.

This chapter describes authenticated VLANs and how to configure them through the Command Line Inter-
face (CLI). CLI commands are used in the configuration examples; for more details about the syntax of 
commands, see the OmniSwitch CLI Reference Guide.

The authentication components described in this chapter include:

• Authentication clients—see 

.

• Authenticated VLANs—see 

.

• Authentication ports—see 

.

• DHCP server—see 

.

• Authentication server authority mode—see 

• Accounting servers—see 

.

• User Network Profile—see 

.

Note. The functionality described in this chapter is supported on the OmniSwitch 6400, 6800, 6850, 6855, 
and 9000 switches unless otherwise noted within any section of this chapter.