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6.1.2.
Web Configuration
Parameter
Description
State
Select
Enable
to permit 802.1 x authentications on the Switch.
Note: You must first enable 802.1 x authentications on the
Switch before configuring it on each port.
Authentication
Method
Select whether to use
Local
or
RADIUS
as the authentication
method.
The
Local
method of authentication uses the “guest” and “user”
user groups of the user account database on the Switch itself to
authenticate.
However, only a certain number of accounts can exist at one
time.
RADIUS
is a security protocol used to authenticate users by
means of an external server instead of an internal device user
database that is limited to the memory capacity of the device. In
essence, RADIUS allows you to validate an unlimited number of
users from a central location.
Guest VLAN
Configure the guest vlan.
Primary Radius
Server
When
RADIUS
is selected as the 802.1x authentication method,
the
Primary Radius Server
will be used for all authentication
attempts.
IP Address
Enter the IP address of an external RADIUS server in dotted
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