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HABP Configuration
Wh n configuring HABP, go to the
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se sections for information you are interested in:
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Introduction to HABP
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HABP Server Configuration
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HABP Client Configuration
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Displaying and Maintaining HABP Configuration
Intro
ice packets from and to that port will be blocked, making it
traveling between HABP-enabled switches, through which management devices
client responds to the
strative device while the HABP client runs on the attached switches.
For ease of switch management, it is recommended that you enable HABP for 802.1x-enabled
HAB
uest packets regularly to the
s. You need also to configure the interval on the
management device for an HABP server to send HABP request packets.
Follow these step
nfigure an HAB
duction to HABP
When a switch is configured with the 802.1x function, 802.1x will authenticate and authorize
802.1x-enabled ports and allow only the authorized ports to forward packets. In case a port fails 802.1x
authentication and authorization, serv
impossible to manage the switch attached to the port. The Huawei Authentication Bypass Protocol
(HABP) aims at solving this problem.
An HABP packet carries the MAC addresses of the attached switches with it. It can bypass the 802.1x
authentications when
can obtain the MAC addresses of the attached switches and thus the management of the attached
switches is feasible.
HABP is built on the client-server model. Typically, the HABP server sends HABP requests to the client
periodically to collect the MAC address(es) of the attached switch(es). The
requests, and forwards the HABP requests to the attached switch(es). The HABP server usually runs on
the admini
switches.
P Server Configuration
With the HABP server launched, a management device sends HABP req
attached switches to collect their MAC addresse
s to co
P server:
To do...
Use the command...
Remarks
Enter system view
system-view
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Enable HABP
habp enable
Optional
By default, HABP is enabled.