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Choose the menu
Network Security
→
802.1X
→
Global Config
to load the following page.
Figure 13-21 Global Config
The following entries are displayed on this screen:
Global Config
802.1X:
Enable/Disable the 802.1X function.
Auth Method:
Select the Authentication Method from the pull-down list.
EAP:
IEEE 802.1X authentication system uses
extensible authentication protocol (EAP) to exchange
information between the switch and the client. The EAP
protocol packets with authentication data can be
encapsulated in the advanced protocol (such as
RADIUS) packets to be transmitted to the authentication
server.
PAP:
IEEE 802.1X authentication system uses
extensible authentication protocol (EAP) to exchange
information between the switch and the client. The
transmission of EAP packets is terminated at the switch
and the EAP packets are converted to the other protocol
(such as RADIUS) packets for transmission.
Handshake:
Enable/Disable the Handshake feature. The Handshake
feature is used to detect the connection status of the
TP-LINK 802.1X Client with the switch. Please disable
Handshake feature if you are using other client software
instead of TP-LINK 802.1X Client.
Guest VLAN:
Enable/Disable the Guest VLAN feature.
Guest VLAN ID:
Enter your desired VLAN ID to enable the Guest VLAN
feature. The supplicants in the Guest VLAN can access the
specified network source.