
Working with Security Configurations
MAC Authentication Overview
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Matrix E1 Series (1G58x-09 and 1H582-xx) Configuration Guide
Force
Unauthori-
zation
Enabled
Yes
Don’t
Care
Yes
•
MAC performs authentication.
•
Frames are forwarded according
to authorized policy.
Force
Unauthori-
zation
Enabled
Yes
Yes
No
•
MAC performs authentication.
•
Frames are forwarded according
to default policy.
Force
Unauthori-
zation
Enabled
Yes
No
No
•
MAC performs authentication.
•
Frames are forwarded.
Force
Unauthori-
zation
Enabled
No
Yes
Don’t
Care
•
MAC performs authentication.
•
Frames are forwarded according
to default policy.
Force
Unauthori-
zation
Enabled
No
No
Don’t
Care
•
MAC performs authentication.
•
Frames are discarded.
Force
Unauthori-
zation
Disabled
Don’t
Care
Don’t
Care
Don’t
Care
•
Neither method performs
authentication.
•
Frames are discarded.
Table 14-9
MAC / 802.1X Precedence States (Continued)
802.1X
Port
Control
(EAPOL)
MAC
Port
Control
MAC
Authen-
ticated?
Default
Port
Policy
Exists?
PAP
Autho-
rized
Policy
Exists?
Action