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Port Access Control
Click
Apply
to update the switch configuration. Your changes take effect immediately but are not
retained across a switch reset unless you click
Save Configuration
.
Configuring Port Access Control on an Interface
To configure the port access control settings on an interface:
1.
Select the interface to configure.
2.
Click
Edit
.
The Edit Port Configuration page appears.
Backend State
The current state of the back-end authentication state machine, which is the 802.1X process
that controls the interaction between the 802.1X client on the local system and the remote
authentication server. The state can be one of the following:
Request
Response
Success
Fail
Timeout
Initialize
Idle
Initialize (Icon)
Click the Initialize icon to reset the 802.1X state machine on the associated interface to the
initialization state. Traffic sent to and from the port is blocked during the authentication
process. This icon can be clicked only when the port is an authenticator and the operating
control mode is Auto.
Re-Authenticate (Icon)
Click the Re-Authenticate icon to force the associated interface to restart the authentication
process.
Field
Description