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S350 Series 8-Port Gigabit Ethernet Smart Switch Models GS308T and GS310TP
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The following table describes the port authentication status information available on the
page.
Table 49. Port authentication status information
Field Description
Control Direction The control direction for the specified port, which is always Both. The control
direction dictates the degree to which protocol exchanges take place between
supplicant and authenticator.The unauthorized controlled port exerts control over
communication in both directions (disabling both incoming and outgoing frames).
Protocol V
ersion The protocol version associated with the selected port. The only possible value
is 1, corresponding to the first version of the 802.1X specification.
PAE Capabilities The port access entity (PAE) functionality of the selected port. The option is
Authenticator or Supplicant.
Authenticator PAE State The current state of the authenticator PAE state machine. The options are as
follows:
• Initialize
• Disconnected
• Connecting
• Authenticating
• Authenticated
• Aborting
• Held
• ForceAuthorized
• ForceUnauthorized
Backend State The current state of the backend authentication state machine. The options are
as follows:
• Request
• Response
• Success
• Fail
• T
imeout
• Initialize
• Idle
Initialize 802.1X on a Port
To initialize 802.1X on a port:
1. Connect your computer to the same network as the switch.
You can use a WiFi or wired connection to connect your computer to the network, or
connect directly to a switch that is off-network using an Ethernet cable.
2. Launch a web browser.
3. In the address field of your web browser, enter the IP address of the switch.