ECS3510-26P_Management Guide R02

C HAPTER 13 | Security Measures
Configuring 802.1X Port Authentication
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◆ Confirm Profile Password – This field is used to confirm the dot1x
supplicant password.
WEB INTERFACE
To configure global settings for 802.1X:
1. Click Security, Port Authentication.
2. Select Configure Global from the Step list.
3. Enable 802.1X globally for the switch, and configure EAPOL Pass
Through if required. Then set the user name and password to use when
the switch responds an MD5 challenge from the authentication server.
4. Click Apply
Figure 189: Configuring Global Settings for 802.1X Port Authentication
CONFIGURING PORT
AUTHENTICATOR
SETTINGS FOR 802.1X
Use the Security > Port Authentication (Configure Interface –
Authenticator) page to configure 802.1X port settings for the switch as the
local authenticator. When 802.1X is enabled, you need to configure the
parameters for the authentication process that runs between the client and
the switch (i.e., authenticator), as well as the client identity lookup process
that runs between the switch and authentication server.
CLI REFERENCES
◆ "802.1X Port Authentication" on page 645
COMMAND USAGE
◆ When the switch functions as a local authenticator between supplicant
devices attached to the switch and the authentication server, configure
the parameters for the exchange of EAP messages between the
authenticator and clients on the Authenticator configuration page.
◆ When devices attached to a port must submit requests to another
authenticator on the network, configure the Identity Profile parameters
on the Configure Global page (see "Configuring 802.1X Global Settings"
on page 344) which identify this switch as a supplicant, and configure
the supplicant parameters for those ports which must authenticate