Unleashed 200.15.6.212, R510: MAC Authentication with Local Database

[dsh23]

I'm having some trouble with the options for MAC authentication which is likely a misunderstanding on my part.

The documentation and config options seem to imply that I can authenticate based on the the client mac address and the user/pass info contained in the "local database", which is a user list with a password and role association.

My encryption options when configuring a WLAN and selecting MAC authentication are WPA2, WPA3, Mixed, OWE or None.

Questions:

1. Given that the local database has no MAC field, how is this authentication achieved? Does it traverse all user/pass combos until those given by the client match an entry in the DB?
2. Presumably I cannot configure WPA2/3 as this requires a passphrase and there will already be a passphrase associated with a user in the local database. So I expect I would need to set encryption to "None".

Does anyone have MAC Auth with local DB working in a similar FW/AP combo? Or even understand the correct config such as to provide guidance.

NB. I'm not dedicated to this implementation, I'm just trying to figure out how it works given the options presented.

[manda]

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@dsh23 wrote:

I'm having some trouble with the options for MAC authentication which is likely a misunderstanding on my part.

The documentation and config options seem to imply that I can authenticate based on the the client mac address and the user/pass info contained in the "local database", which is a user list with a password and role association.

My encryption options when configuring a WLAN and selecting MAC authentication are WPA2, WPA3, Mixed, OWE or None.

Questions:

1. Given that the local database has no MAC field, how is this authentication achieved? Does it traverse all user/pass combos until those given by the client match an entry in the DB?
2. Presumably I cannot configure WPA2/3 as this requires a passphrase and there will already be a passphrase associated with a user in the local database. So I expect I would need to set encryption to "None".

Does anyone have MAC Auth with local DB working in a similar FW/AP combo? Or even understand the correct config such as to provide guidance.

NB. I'm not dedicated to this implementation, I'm just trying to figure out how it works given the options presented.

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For MAC authentication with a local database, the MAC address is typically used to identify the device, and the local database is used to authenticate the user associated with that MAC address. However, the local database itself doesn't directly store MAC addresses.