VIVOTEK
98 - User's Manual
Security > IEEE 802.1x
Enable this function if your network environment uses IEEE 802.1x, which is a port-based network
access control. The network devices, intermediary switch/access point/hub, and RADIUS server must
support and have their 802.1x settings enabled.
The 802.1x standard is designed to enhance the security of local area networks, which provides
authentication to network devices (clients) attached to a network port (wired or wireless). If all certificates
between client and server are verified, a point-to-point connection will be enabled; if authentication fails,
access on that port will be prohibited. 802.1x utilizes an existing protocol, the Extensible Authentication
Protocol (EAP), to facilitate communication.
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The components of a protected network with 802.1x authentication:
1.
Supplicant: A client end user
(camera), which requests authentication.
2.
Authenticator (an access point or a switch): A “go between” which restricts unauthorized end users
from communicating with the authentication server.
3.
Authentication server (usually a RADIUS server): Checks the client certificate and decides whether to
accept the end user’s access request.
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VIVOTEK Network Cameras support two types of EAP methods to perform authentication:
EAP-PEAP
and
EAP-TLS
.
Please follow the steps below to enable 802.1x settings:
1. Before connecting the Network Camera to the protected network with 802.1x, please apply a digital
certificate from a Certificate Authority (i.e., network administrator of your company) which can be
validated by a RADIUS server.
2. Connect the Network Camera to a PC or notebook outside of the protected LAN. Open the
configuration page of the Network Camera as shown below. Select
EAP-PEAP
or
EAP-TLS
as the
EAP method. In the following blanks, enter your ID and password issued by the CA, then upload
related certificate(s).
Supplicant
(Network Camera)
Authenticator
(Network Switch)
Authentication Server
(RADIUS Server)
