Table 295: Authentication Clients Fields (continued)
Field
Description
Authenticated Method
The authentication method used to authenticate a client connected to an
interface, which can be one of the following:
•
Dot1x – The port-based authentication method.
•
MAB – MAC Authentication Bypass method that uses the MAC address of the
client to determine the kind of network access to provide.
•
Captive Portal – The authentication method that prevents clients from
accessing the network until user verification has been established.
Authentication State
The current client authentication state, which can be one of the following:
•
Success – Indicates authentication succeeded.
•
Failure – Indicated authentication failed.
Authentication Status
The client authentication status, which can be one of the following:
•
Authorized – Indicates client is authorized on the port.
•
Unauthorized – Indicates client is not authorized on the port.
Click
Refresh
to display the latest information from the switch.
Authentication Statistics
Use the Authentication Statistics page to view information about the Authentication Manager client
authentication attempts and failures per interface.
To access this page, click
Security
>
Authentication Manager
>
Statistics
in the navigation menu.
Table 296: Authentication Statistics Fields
Field
Description
Interface
The interface associated with the rest of the data in the row.
Dot1x Attempts
The number of attempts made to authenticate a client using the Dot1x
authentication method.
Dot1x Failures
The number of attempts that failed when Dot1x method is used for client
authentication.
MAB Attempts
The number of attempts made to authenticate a client using the MAC
Authentication Bypass (MAB) authentication method.
MAB Failures
The number of attempts that failed when MAB method is used for client
authentication.
Captive Portal Attempts
The number of attempts made to authenticate a client using the Captive Portal
authentication method.
Captive Portal Failures
The number of attempts that failed when Captive Portal method is used for
client authentication.
Use the buttons at the bottom of the page to perform the following actions:
•
Click
Refresh
to display the latest information from the switch.
•
Click
Clear
to reset all statistics counters to 0 for the selected interfaces.
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