Supermicro SSE-G2252, User Manual

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Chapter 13: Security Measures
Configuring 802.1X Port Authentication
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Figure 13-62: Configuring Interface Settings for 802.1X Port Authenticator
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ETTINGS FOR
802.1X
Use the Security > Port Authentication (Configure Interface – Supplicant)
page to configure 802.1X port settings for supplicant requests issued from
a port to an authenticator on another device. When 802.1X is enabled and
the control mode is set to Force-Authorized (see “Configuring
Port Authenticator Settings for 802.1X” on page 340 ), you need to
configure the parameters for the client supplicant process if the client must
be authenticated through another device in the network.
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“802.1X Port Authentication” on page 792
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When devices attached to a port must submit requests to another
authenticator on the network, configure the Identity Profile parameters
on the Configure Global page (see “Configuring 802.1X Global Settings”
on page 338 ) which identify this switch as a supplicant, and configure
the supplicant parameters for those ports which must authenticate
clients through the remote authenticator on this configuration page.
When PAE supplicant mode is enabled on a port, it will not respond to
dot1x messages meant for an authenticator.
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This switch can be configured to serve as the authenticator on selected
ports by setting the Control Mode to Auto on the Authenticator
configuration page, and as a supplicant on other ports by the setting
the control mode to Force-Authorized on that configuration page and
enabling the PAE supplicant on the Supplicant configuration page.