Advantech EKI-7758F Switch User Manual


 
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C.4 Security
In this section, you can configure 802.1x and MAC address table.
C.4.1 802.1x/RADIUS
802.1x is an IEEE authentication specification that allows a client to connect to a
wireless access point or wired switch but prevents the client from gaining access to the
Internet until it provides authority, like a user name and password that are verified by a
separate server.
After enabling the IEEE 802.1X function, you can configure the parameters of this
function.
Radius Server Settings:
IEEE 802.1x Protocol:
.enable or disable 802.1x protocol.
Radius Server IP:
set the Radius Server IP address.
Server Port:
set the UDP destination port for authentication requests to the
specified Radius Server.
Accounting Port:
set the UDP destination port for accounting requests to the
specified Radius Server.
Shared Key:
set an encryption key for using during authentication sessions with the
specified radius server. This key must match the encryption key used on the Radius
Server.
NAS, Identifier:
set the identifier for the radius client.
Advanced Settings:
Quiet Period:
set the period during which the port doesn’t try to acquire a supplicant.
TX Period:
set the period the port wait for retransmit next EAPOL PDU during an
authentication session.
Supplicant Timeout:
set the period of time the switch waits for a supplicant
response to an EAP request.
Server Timeout:
set the period of time the switch waits for a server response to an
authentication request.
Max Requests:
set the number of authentication that must time-out before
authentication fails and the authentication session ends.
Reauth period:
set the period of time after which clients connected must be re-
authenticated.
Click ‘Apply’.