NAC implements access control on users. To facilitate NAC function configuration, the device uses authentication profiles to uniformly manage NAC configuration. You can configure parameters in an authentication profile to provide different access control modes for users. For example, you can configure the access profile bound to the authentication profile to determine the authentication mode for the authentication profile. The device then uses the authentication mode to authenticate users on the interface or VAP profile to which the authentication profile is applied.
For details, see Configuring an Authentication Profile.