LevelOne GSW-1676, User Manual

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802.1X
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Configuring 802.1X
Use the 802.1X Configuration page to specify global or port-specific
parameters for the IEEE 802.1X Port Authentication Protocol.
Field Attributes
System Settings
• Mode - Enables or disables 802.1X globally for all ports on the switch.
The 802.1X protocol must be enabled globally for the switch before the
port settings are active. (Default: Disabled)
• RADIUS IP - Address of authentication server.
• RADIUS UDP Port - Network port of authentication server used for
authentication messages. (Range: 1-65535; Default: 1812)
• RADIUS Secret Key - Encryption key used to authenticate logon access
for client. Do not use blank spaces in the string. (Maximum length: 48
characters)
• Reauthentication Enabled - Sets the client to be re-authenticated after
the interval specified by the Re-authentication Period. Re-authentication
can be used to detect if a new device is plugged into a switch port.
(Default: Disabled)
• Reauthentication Period - Sets the time period after which a
connected client must be re-authenticated. (Range: 1-3600 seconds;
Default: 3600 seconds)
• EAP Timeout - Sets the time period during an authentication session
that the switch waits for a supplicant response before re-transmitting an
EAP packet. (Range: 1-255; Default: 30 seconds)
Port Settings
• Port - The port number.
• Admin State - Sets the authentication mode to one of the following
options:
- Auto - Requires a 802.1X-aware client to be authorized by the
authentication server. Clients that are not 802.1X-aware will be
denied access.
- Force-Authorized - Forces the port to grant access to all clients,