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intrude and possibly gain access to sensitive network data. With IEEE
802.1X (dot1X), access to all switch ports in a network can be centrally
controlled from a server, which means that authorized users can use the
same credentials for authentication from any point within the network.
802.1 X Setting
The IEEE 802.1x standard defines a port-based access control procedure
that prevents unauthorized access to a network by requiring users to first
submit credentials for authentication.
Field Attributes
System Setting
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Mode
- Indicates if 802.1x protocol is globally enabled or disabled on the
switch.
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RADIUS IP
- Set RADIUS server IP address.
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RADIUS UDP Port
- Set up UDP Port for the external RADIUS
server.
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RADIUS Secret
- Set the secret shared between the switch and the
RADIUS server.
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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.
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Reauthentication Period
- Sets the time period after which a
connected client must be re-authenticated.
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EAP timeout
- The time the switch shall wait for the supplicant
response before re-transmitting a packet.
Port Setting
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Port
- The port ID. It can not be changed.
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Admin State
- Sets the authentication mode to one of the following
options:
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Auto
- Requires a dot1x-aware client to be authorized by the
authentication server. Clients that are not dot1x-aware will be
