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User’s Manual of GS-5220 LCD Series
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The page includes the following fields:
Object Description
•
Client The management client for which the configuration below applies.
• Authentication
Method Authentication Method can be set to one of the following values:
■
None : authentication is disabled and login is not possible.
■
Local
: use the local user database on the switch for
authentication.
■
RADIUS : use a remote RADIUS server for authentication.
■
: use a remote server for authentication.
Methods that involve remote servers are timed out if the remote
servers are offline. In this case the next method is tried. Each method is
tried from left to right and continues until a method either approves or
rejects a user. If a remote server is used for primary authentication it is
recommended to configure secondary authentication as 'local'. This will
enable the management client to login via the local user database if
none of the configured authentication servers are alive.
Buttons
: Click to apply changes
: Click to undo any changes made locally and revert to previously saved values.
4.11.3 Network Access Server Configuration
This page allows you to configure the IEEE 802.1X and MAC-based authentication system and port
settings.
The IEEE 802.1X standard defines a port-based access control procedure that prevents unauthorized