Operation Manual

164
Port Settings
The IEEE-802.1X port-based authentication provides a
security standard for network access control with Radius
servers and holds a network port disconnected until
authentication is completed. With 802.1X port-based
authentication, the supplicant provides the required
credentials, such as user name, password, or digital
certicatetotheauthenticator,andtheauthenticator
forwards the credentials to the authentication server
forvericationtotheguestVLAN.Iftheauthentication
server determines the credentials are valid, the
supplicant is allowed to access resources located on the
protected side of the network.
Fromhere,youcanconguretheportsettingsasthey
relate to 802.1X. First, select the mode from the you
wish to utilize from the drop-down box. Next, choose
whether to Enable or Disablereauthenticationforthe
port. Enter the time span that you wish to elapse for the
Re-authenticationperiod,QuietPeriod,andSupplicant
Period. After this, enter the max number of times you
wish for the Switch to retransmit the EAP request.
Finally, choose whether you wish to Enable or Disable
the VLAN ID.
Port:
Displays the ports for which the 802.1X
information is displayed.
Mode: Select the Auto or Force_UnAuthorized
or Force_Authorized mode from the list.
Re-Authentication:
Select whether port reauthenticati-on is
Enabled or Disabled.
Re-authentication
period:
Enter the time span in which the selected
port is reauthenticated. The default is
3600 seconds.
Quiet Period:
Enter the number of the device that
remains in the quiet state following a
failed authentication exchange. The
default is 60 seconds.
Supplicant Period:
Enter the amount of time that lapses
before an EAP request is resent to the
supplicant. The default is 30 seconds.
Max Retry:
Enter the maximum number of times that
the Switch retransmits an EAP request
to the client before it times out the
authentication session. The default is 2
times.
Guest VLAN ID: Select whether guest VLAN ID is Enabled
or Disabled.