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Chapter 7: Layer 2/3 Ethernet Switch Firmware
Table 7-64. 802.1x Port Settings Page Parameters
Parameter Description
Port
This parameter specifies the Index of the port for which its fields (such as
P
ORT
C
ONTROL
, P
ORT
A
UTHORIZATION
S
TATUS
, and so on) are configured.
Port Control
This parameter specifies the control values of the Authenticator Port. The
control values can be:
• Force Authorize - All the traffic through this port will be allowed
always.
• Force Unauthorize - All the traffic through this port will be blocked
always.
• Auto - The 802.1x authentication process will be imposed over this
port.
Port Authorization Status
This parameter specifies current status of the port either as Authorized or
Un-Authorized .
Authentication Mode
This parameter specifies the configuration for selecting the
A
UTHENTICATION
M
ODE
to be Port Based .
Admin Control Direction
This parameter specifies whether security is to be imposed for
• In - the incoming traffic
• Both - both incoming and outgoing traffic
Operational Control
Direction
This parameter specifies the current security status.
Port Initialize
This parameter specifies the initialization control for the port. Setting this
value to
True causes the port to be initialized. The value reverts to False
once initialization is complete.
Maximum Authentication
Request
This parameter specifies the maximum number of authentication requests
that can be sent from the authenticator before getting a response from the
supplicant.
Reauthentication
This parameter provides configuration to enable or disable the
reauthentication mechanism on the port.