VIVOTEK
74 - User's Manual
3. When all settings are complete, move the Network Camera to the protected LAN by connecting it to an
802.1x enabled switch. The devices will then start the authentication automatically.
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The authentication process for 802.1x:
1. The
Certificate Authority (CA) provides the required signed certificates to the Network Camera
(the
supplicant) and the RADIUS Server (the authentication server).
2. A Network Camera
requests access to
the protected LAN using 802.1X via a switch (the authenticator).
The client offers its identity and client certificate, which is then forwarded by the
switch to the RADIUS
Server, which uses an algorithm to authenticate the Network Camera and returns an acceptance or
rejection back to the switch.
3. The switch also forwards the RADIUS Server’s certificate to the Network Camera.
4. Assuming all certificates are validated, the switch then changes the Network Camera’s state to
authorized and
is allowed access to the protected network via a pre-configured port.
VIVOTEK
Network Camera
RADIUS Server
Certificate Authority
(CA)
Protected LAN
Certificate
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Network Switch
Certificate
NOTE:
