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Insight Managed 8-Port Gigabit (Hi-Power) PoE+ Smart Cloud Switch with NETGEAR FlexPoE Power
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802.1X example configuration
This example shows how to configure the switch so that 802.1X-based authentication is
required on the ports in a corporate conference room (1/0/5–1/0/8). These ports are available
to visitors and must be authenticated before access is granted to the network. The
authentication is handled by an external RADIUS server. When the visitor is successfully
authenticated, traffic is automatically assigned to the guest VLAN. This example assumes
that a VLAN was configured with a VLAN ID of 150 and VLAN name of Guest.
1. On the Port Authentication page (see Configure 802.1X settings for a port on
page 298), select ports 1/0/5, 1/0/6, 1/0/7, and 1/0/8.
2. From the Port Control menu, select Unauthorized.
The selection from the Port Control menu for all other ports on which authentication is
not needed must be Authorized. When the selection from the Port Control menu is
Authorized, the port is unconditionally put in a force-authorized state and does not
require any authentication. When the selection from the Port Control menu is Auto, the
authenticator PAE sets the controlled port mode.
3. In the Guest VLAN ID field for ports 1/0/5–1/0/8, enter 150 to assign these ports to the
guest VLAN.
You can configure additional settings to control access to the network through the ports.
See
Configure 802.1X settings for a port on page 298 for information about the settings.
4. Click the Apply button.
5. On the 802.1X Configuration page (see Configure global 802.1X settings on page 297),
set the port based authentication state to Enable, and click the Apply button.
This example uses the default values for the port authentication settings, but you can
configure several additional settings. For example, the EAPOL Flood Mode field allows
you to enable the forwarding of EAPoL frames when 802.1X is disabled on the device.
6. On the Server Configuration page (see Configure a RADIUS authentication server on the
switch on page 267), configure a RADIUS server with the following settings:
• Server Address. 192.168.10.23
• Secret Configured. Yes
• Secret. secret123
• Active. Primary
7. Click the Add button.
8. On the Dot1x Authentication List page (see Configure the dot1x authentication list on
page 282), configure the default list to use RADIUS as the first authentication method.
This example enables 802.1X-based port security on the switch and prompts the hosts
connected on ports g5-g8 for an 802.1X-based authentication. The switch passes the
authentication information to the configured RADIUS server.