User guide

Configuring Network Services Port Authentication (802.1x)
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• Roaming – to be able to move supplicant to other port not re-authentication
• Supplicant Mac – enable port auth specified MAC address
• Keytransmit – transmit 802.1x authentication key
These items are not in the profiles nor in the view/modify screen, as explained below.
For settings that are common between the AlliedWare Plus devices and iMAP devices (the SBx3112), there are some
differences in the settings, as listed below.
6.22.5 Implementing Port Authentication with Triple-Play
When Port Authentication for the device is enabled and the Etherlike Port Form is set so 802.1X or MAC-based is enabled,
the user can fill out the Triple-Play form and include the Etherlike Port Profile. When the port is placed in service, Port
Authentication is enabled, as shown in the Service Management window.
TABLE 6-28 Port Authorization Parameter Values - SBx3112 and AlliedWare Plus
Parameter SBx3112 Values AlliedWare Plus Values Notes
Dynamic Vlan None
Single
EnforceSingle
None
Single
Multi
Each choice is shown to the
user in the profile but it will
fail if the wrong setting is sent
to that device. In the view
modify screen the selection is
limited to only the values valid
for that device type.
Reauth Period 2147483647 secs 4294967295 secs The range presented in the
profile is the smaller of the
two (3112 value). This is also
limited in the view/modify.
The smaller range is already in
years.
Max Supplicants 2…2048 2…1024 The range presented in the
profile is the larger of the
two. If the range applied to
the AWP is above the max
then it defaults to the max
allowable (1024). In the view
modify the correct range is
enforced.
Various
attributes with
“enable/disable”
instead of “on/
off”
These are set and shown in
the client as on/off even
though enable or disable is
sent in the background.