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Chapter 5: Configuring Device Security
Defining 802.1x
SFE1000P Gigabit Ethernet Switch Reference Guide
Chapter
5
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Controlled Access
— Permits communication between the supplicant and the system, if the
supplicant is authorized.
•
Uncontrolled Access
— Permits uncontrolled communication regardless of the port state.
The
802.1x
page configures port to use Extensible Authentication Protocol (EAP).
802.1X Properties Page
The
802.1X Properties Page
contains the following fields:
•
Port Based Authentication State
— Enables Port-based Authentication ion the device. The
possible field values are:
–
Enable
— Enables port-based authentication on the device.
–
Disable
— Disables port-based authentication on the device.
•
Authentication Method
— Defines the user authentication methods. The possible field values
are:
–
RADIUS, None
— Port authentication is performed first via the RADIUS server. If no
response is received from RADIUS (for example, if the server is down), then the
None
option is used, and the session is permitted
.
–
RADIUS
— Authenticates the user at the RADIUS server.
–
None
— No authentication method is used to authenticate the port.