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Table 278: Port Access Control Port Details Fields
Field
Description
Interface
The interface associated with the rest of the data on the page.
PAE Capabilities
The Port Access Entity (PAE) role, which is one of the following:
•
Authenticator – The port enforces authentication and passes authentication
information from a remote supplicant (client or host) to the authentication
server. If the server successfully authenticates the supplicant, the port allows
access.
•
Supplicant – The port is connected to an authenticator port and must be
granted permission by the authentication server before it can send and
receive traffic through the remote port.
Authenticator Options
The fields in this section provide information about the settings that apply to the
port when it is configured as an 802.1X authenticator.
Control Mode
The port-based access control mode on the port, which is one of the following:
•
Auto – The port is unauthorized until a successful authentication exchange
has taken place.
•
Force Unauthorized – The port ignores supplicant authentication attempts
and does not provide authentication services to the client.
•
Force Authorized – The port sends and receives normal traffic without client
port-based authentication.
•
MAC-Based – This mode allows multiple supplicants connected to the same
port to each authenticate individually. Each host connected to the port must
authenticate separately in order to gain access to the network. The hosts are
distinguished by their MAC addresses.
Quiet Period
The number of seconds that the port remains in the quiet state following a failed
authentication exchange.
Transmit Period
The value, in seconds, of the timer used by the authenticator state machine on
the port to determine when to send an EAPOL EAP Request/Identity frame to
the supplicant.
Guest VLAN ID
The VLAN ID for the guest VLAN. The guest VLAN allows the port to provide a
distinguished service to unauthenticated users. This feature provides a
mechanism to allow users access to hosts on the guest VLAN.
Guest VLAN Period
The value, in seconds, of the timer used for guest VLAN authentication.
Unauthenticated VLAN ID
The VLAN ID of the unauthenticated VLAN. Hosts that fail the authentication
might be denied access to the network or placed on a VLAN created for
unauthenticated clients. This VLAN might be configured with limited network
access.
Supplicant Timeout
The amount of time that the port waits for a response before retransmitting an
EAP request frame to the client.
Server Timeout
The amount of time the port waits for a response from the authentication server.
Maximum Requests
The maximum number of times that the port sends an EAP request frame
(assuming that no response is received) to the client before restarting the
authentication process.
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