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Parameter
Description
State
Select
Enable
to permit 802.1x authentication on the Switch.
Note: You must first enable 802.1x authentication 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 decimal
notation.
