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Chapter 4: Configuring Device Security
Defining 802.1x
SGE2000/SGE2000P Gigabit Ethernet Switch Reference Guide
Chapter
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Port Authentication Settings Page
The
Port Authentication Settings Page
contains the following fields:
•
Port
— Indicates the port name.
•
User Name
— Displays the user name.
•
Current Port Control
— Displays the current port authorization state.
•
Admin Port Control
— Displays the admin port authorization state.
•
Enable Guest VLAN
— Specifies whether the Guest VLAN is enabled on the device. The possible
field values are:
–
Enable
— Enables using a Guest VLAN for unauthorized ports. If a Guest VLAN is
enabled, the unauthorized port automatically joins the VLAN selected in the
VLAN List
field.
–
Disable
— Disables port-based authentication on the device. This is the default.
•
Enable Periodic Reauthentication
— Permits immediate port reauthentication.
•
Reauthentication Period
— Specifies the number of seconds in which the selected port is
reauthenticated (Range: 300-4294967295). The field default is 3600 seconds.
•
Reauthenticate Now
— Specifies that authentication is applied on the device when the
Apply
button is pressed.
•
Authenticator State
— Specifies the port authorization state. The possible field values are as
follows:
–
Force-Authorized
— The controlled port state is set to Force-Authorized (forward traffic).
–
Force-Unauthorized
— The controlled port state is set to Force-Unauthorized (discard
traffic).