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Device Operation
802.1X is a server-based port authentication protocol which restricts unauthorized (rogue) clients from connecting to
a Local Area Network through a public port. In its simplest form, 802.1X usually involves three parties: supplicant
(client device), authenticator (Ethernet switch), and an authentication server. Before the device is permitted on the
network, port communication is restricted to Extensible Authentication Protocol over LAN (EAPOL) traffic.
If the device passes the authentication process, then the authentication server notifies the switch, allowing the client
to access the LAN. A full explanation of the 802.1X protocol is beyond the scope of this manual. However, the
illustration below shows the basic architecture.
Ethernet
(EAPOL)
EAP*
EAP
Ethernet
(RADIUS)
Ethernet
(Normal tr
affic)
Supplicant
(AT-OME-MS52W)
Authenticator
(Switch)
* Extensible Authentication Protocol
Authentication
Server
LAN
POWER
SHOW IP
DP
HD
MI 3
HD
MI 4
BYOD
USB-C
USB H
OST 2
1
USB H
UB
OU
T 1
OU
T 2
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USB
USB
1.
Login to the web server. Refer to
Logging in to the Web Server (page 22)
for more information.
2. Click
Administration
>
Networking
in the side menu bar.
802.1X Authentication
Ethernet Connections
3.
Make sure the Ethernet
connection is working
properly.
4. Under the
Ethernet
window
group, click the
802.1x
Security Enable
check box.
