MAC-Based Authentication

Use MAC Media Access Control. A MAC address is a unique identifier assigned to network interfaces for communications on a network. -based authentication to authenticate devices based on their physical MAC Media Access Control. A MAC address is a unique identifier assigned to network interfaces for communications on a network. address. Although it is not the most secure and scalable method, it implicitly provides an additional layer of security. Network administrators use this method to authenticate and allow network access through certain devices while denying access to the rest. For example, allowing clients access to the network through station A involves MAC Media Access Control. A MAC address is a unique identifier assigned to network interfaces for communications on a network. -based authentication. Depending on the network privileges required, clients might authenticate themselves using other methods.

MAC Media Access Control. A MAC address is a unique identifier assigned to network interfaces for communications on a network. -based authentication adds an extra layer of security by allowing the authentication of Wi-Fi Wi-Fi is a technology that allows electronic devices to connect to a WLAN network, mainly using the 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz radio bands. Wi-Fi can apply to products that use any 802.11 standard. phones. This prevents other devices from accessing the voice network through what is typically an insecure SSID Service Set Identifier. SSID is a name given to a WLAN and is used by the client to access a WLAN network..

This section describes the following topics: