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MAC Address Restriction and Ensemble Management
I'm looking for a new set of AP's and was reading up on the WAC720 and WAC730. With regards to the MAC Authentication feature, is there a limit on the number of MAC addresses that can be added? ...
I have a pair of WAC720s in Ensemble (Firmware 3.5.12.0) and I just checked out the settings for the MAC Authentication. In my testing I found that the MAC Authentication list is shared between Ensemble members. As far as the number of MAC Addresses that you can add I'm not sure but there is a feature to import from a file so I think that you can have a large list. Otherwise you can setup the MAC Authentication to work with a RADIUS server. It should be noted that MAC Authentications are per band(2,4GHz and 5GHz) and not per SSID.
MAC Authentication can be found via the web interface at Configuration>Security>Advanced>MAC Authentication
I have a pair of WAC720s in Ensemble (Firmware 3.5.12.0) and I just checked out the settings for the MAC Authentication. In my testing I found that the MAC Authentication list is shared between Ensemble members. As far as the number of MAC Addresses that you can add I'm not sure but there is a feature to import from a file so I think that you can have a large list. Otherwise you can setup the MAC Authentication to work with a RADIUS server. It should be noted that MAC Authentications are per band(2,4GHz and 5GHz) and not per SSID.
MAC Authentication can be found via the web interface at Configuration>Security>Advanced>MAC Authentication
cjaques wrote:I have a pair of WAC720s in Ensemble (Firmware 3.5.12.0) and I just checked out the settings for the MAC Authentication. In my testing I found that the MAC Authentication list is shared between Ensemble members. As far as the number of MAC Addresses that you can add I'm not sure but there is a feature to import from a file so I think that you can have a large list. Otherwise you can setup the MAC Authentication to work with a RADIUS server. It should be noted that MAC Authentications are per band(2,4GHz and 5GHz) and not per SSID.
MAC Authentication can be found via the web interface at Configuration>Security>Advanced>MAC AuthenticationHi cjaques -
Thanks for the info that the MAC Authentication is shared within the Ensemble! Having that ability would be a big help in administration. I currently have 3 eight-year old WAPs and each time I add or remove a MAC address, I have to do it to each of the 3 devices. I looking to expand my wireless coverage so I'm thinking I would have a total of 6 to 8 WAPs and having Ensemble update the devices automatically would be a big help.
I did notice that the list could be imported, so that makes it easier to manage. I'm guessing too that the list could be large.
Much appreciated!
-bhata
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