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Figure 60 802.1X Detail Screen
Setup
Use the Setup tab to configure the 802.1X
authenticaion settings. The following fields are
available:
■ System Authentication – Sets the global
setting for 802.1X. (Default: Disabled)
■ Operation Mode – Allows single or multiple
hosts (clients) to connect to an
802.1X-authorized port. (Options:
Single-Host, Multi-Host; Default:
Single-Host)
■ Mode – Sets the authentication mode to
one of the following options:
■ Auto – Requires a dot1x-aware client to
be authorized by the authentication
server. Clients that are not dot1x-aware
will be denied access.
■ Force-Authorized – Forces the port to
grant access to all clients, either
dot1x-aware or otherwise.
■ Force-Unauthorized – Forces the port to
deny access to all clients, either
dot1x-aware or otherwise.
■ Maximum Request – Sets the maximum
number of times the switch port will
retransmit an EAP request packet to the
client before it times out the authentication
session. (Range: 1-10; Default 2)
■ Mode Reauthentication – Sets the client to
be re-authenticated after the interval
specified by the Re-authentication Period.
Re-authentication can be used to detect if a
new device is plugged into a switch port.
(Default: Disabled)
■ Max Count – The maximum number of
hosts that can connect to a port when the
Multi-Host operation mode is selected.
(Range: 1-1024; Default: 5)