topic Re: CISCO MAB Auth for Wireless devices in Network Access Control

CISCO MAB Auth for Wireless devices

henokk60 — Tue, 22 Jul 2025 09:21:21 GMT

Hi All

I want to configure MAB authentication for wireless users. The same SSID is used for 802.1X, and I would like to use MAB for specific users. Is that possible, and how can I achieve it?

Thanks,

Re: CISCO MAB Auth for Wireless devices

MHM Cisco World — Tue, 22 Jul 2025 09:29:19 GMT

Same SSID have both 802.1x and mab' I dont think it work

For new SSID using MAB' you can use

Local mac authc

https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/support/docs/wireless/catalyst-9800-series-wireless-controllers/213922-configure-mac-authentication-ssid-on-cis.html

MHM

Re: CISCO MAB Auth for Wireless devices

balaji.bandi — Tue, 22 Jul 2025 09:51:23 GMT

yes its possible, depends on what controller you using the configuration need to look their documentation.

Good video how you can configure on ISE :

ISE deployment :

https://community.cisco.com/t5/security-knowledge-base/ise-secure-wired-access-prescriptive-deployment-guide/ta-p/3641515

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PRlLDhbljIE

Re: CISCO MAB Auth for Wireless devices

ahollifield — Tue, 22 Jul 2025 19:30:54 GMT

Not possible. You can do 802.1X with MAC address conditions but not both. What is the use-case? What is the access method for MAB? PSK? Something else? open?