NETGEAR FS700TS, Software Administration Manual

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FS700TS Smart Switch Software Administration Manual
6-12 Managing Security
v1.0, September 2007
– Authorized – The port control is Forced Authorized, and clients have full port access.
– Unauthorized – Either the port control is force Unauthorized, or the port control is
Auto but a client has not been authenticated via the port.
• Guest VLAN – Select whether the Guest VLAN is enabled or disabled on the port. The
default VLAN cannot be defined as a Guest VLAN. The possible field values are:
– Disable – Disable the Guest VLAN on the port. This is the default value.
– Enable – Enable using a Guest VLAN for unauthorized ports. If a Guest VLAN is
enabled, the unauthorized port automatically joins the VLAN selected in the VLAN
List field.
• Periodic Reauthentication – Select whether periodic port reauthentication is enabled or
disabled. The possible field values are:
– Enable – Enable periodic port reauthentication.
– Disable – Disable port reauthentication. This is the default value.
• Reauthentication Period – Enter the time span (in seconds) in which the selected port is
reauthenticated. The field default is 3600 seconds.
• Authenticator State – Select whether immediate port reauthentication is enabled or
disabled. The possible field values are:
– Enable – Enable immediate port reauthentication.
– Disable – Disable immediate port reauthentication. This is the default value.
• Quiet Period – Enter the number of seconds that the device remains in the quiet state
following a failed authentication exchange. The possible field range is 0-65535. The field
default is 60 seconds.
• Resending EAP – Enter the amount of time (in seconds) that lapses before EAP requests
are resent. The field default is 30 seconds.
• Max EAP Requests – Enter the total amount of EAP requests sent. If a response is not
received after the defined period, the authentication process is restarted. The field default
is 2 retries.
• Supplicant Timeout – Enter the amount of time (in seconds) that lapses before EAP
requests are resent to the supplicant. The field default is 30 seconds.
• Server Timeout – Enter the amount of time (in seconds) that lapses before the device re-
sends a request to the authentication server. The field default is 30 seconds.
• Termination Cause – Displays the reason port authentication was terminated.