Web Management Guide-R04

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Chapter 12
| Security Measures
Configuring 802.1X Port Authentication
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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.
4. Click Apply
Figure 226: Configuring Global Settings for 802.1X Port Authentication
Configuring Port
Authenticator
Settings for 802.1X
Use the Security > Port Authentication (Configure Interface) 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.
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.
This switch can be configured to serve as the authenticator on selected ports
by setting the Control Mode to Auto on this configuration page, and as a
supplicant on other ports by the setting the control mode to Force-Authorized
on this page and enabling the PAE supplicant on the Supplicant configuration
page.