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HAPTER
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EVICE
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ECURITY
1
The
802.1X Setup Page
contains the following fields:
80.1X Global Settings
Port Based Authentication State
— Indicates if Port
Authentication is enabled on the device. The possible field values
are:
Enabled
— Enables port-based authentication on the device.
Disabled
— Disables port-based authentication on the device.
This is the default value.
Authentication Method
— Specifies the authentication method
used for port authentication. The possible field values are:
RADIUS
— Provides port authentication using the RADIUS
server.
RADIUS, None
— Provides port authentication, first using the
RADIUS server. If the port is not authenticated, then no
authentication method is used, and the session is permitted.
None
— Indicates that no authentication method is used to
authenticate the port.
Enable Guest VLAN
— Provides limited network access to
authorized ports. If a port is denied network access via port-based
authorization, but the Guest VLAN is enabled, the port receives
limited network access. For example, a network administrator can
use Guest VLANs to deny network access via port-based
authentication, but grant Internet access to unauthorized users.
Guest VLAN ID
— Specifies the guest VLAN ID.