AP STAs Showing MAC address as User Name

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Hello,
The type of certification you use is MAC address authentication?

@jason_hu: this is what I get when I run the command:
Rf/WLAN: Radio ID/WLAN ID
Rx/Tx: link receive rate/link transmit rate(Mbps)
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STA MAC Ap name Rf/WLAN Band Type Rx/Tx RSSI VLAN IP address SSID
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4c74-bf6e-daad 70fd-458c-1b80 1/3 5G 11ac 6/26 -88 1 192.168.1.85 WHITESTATION
a86b-ad2f-880a 70fd-458c-1b80 0/1 2.4G 11n 1/1 -66 1 - WHITESTATION_2G
dc4f-22db-b11c 70fd-458c-1b80 0/1 2.4G 11n 54/39 -70 1 192.168.1.200 WHITESTATION_2G
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Total: 3 2.4G: 2 5G: 1

Hello khalilio,
Sorry, I just made a mistake.

The user name filed corresponds to the authentication method.

In open authentication mode, the MAC address of the user is displayed.

In MAC address authentication mode using the MAC address, the MAC address of the user is displayed.

In MAC address authentication mode using the fixed user name, the fixed name of the user is displayed.

In Portal or 802.1x authentication mode, the user name entered upon user access is displayed.

HI,

Ik think the user names are actualy the names that in CLI refer to the usernames used for authentication.

So CLI en GUI present this differently.

If you would use 802.1x it would state the actual name used to authenticate.

If you use a non 802.1x based authentication method like mac authentication or even open like WPA, the username is presented as the mac adres as the controller / AP does need an unique key field to be able to tell the difference between the assiociated clients.

Yes, WPAX/PSK is not an authentication mechanism, it is an encryption mechanism hence not using the right key is talking giberisch to the AP.

So if you do not use 802.1x there will be a mac adress as username, if you do the username will be used but mac authentication wll, that is already in the name will use the mac adres as username.

There is a way to identify hosts but I would advise this approach only for small networks.

If you would use PPSK it will show the account name of the used key in the username field,