Dell 3548 Switch User Manual


 
264 Configuring Switch Information
The Port Based Authentication page contains the following fields:
Port Based Authentication State
— Permits port based authentication on the device. The possible
field values are:
Enable
— Enables port based authentication on the device.
Disable
— Disables port based authentication on the device.
Authentication Method
— Indicates the Authentication method used. The possible field values are:
None
— Indicates that no authentication method is used to authenticate the port.
RADIUS
— Indicates that port authentication is performed via RADIUS server.
RADIUS, None
— Indicates that port authentication is performed first via the RADIUS server.
If the port is not authenticated, then no authentication method is used, and the session is
permitted.
Guest VLAN
— Specifies whether the Guest VLAN is enabled on the device. The possible field values
are:
Enable
— Enables use of a Guest VLAN for unauthorized ports. If a Guest VLAN is enabled, the
unauthorized port automatically joins the VLAN selected in the
VLAN List
field.
Disable
— Disables use of a Guest VLAN for unauthorized ports. This is the default.
VLAN List
— Contains a list of VLANs. The Guest VLAN is selected from the VLAN list.
Interface Parameters
Interface
— Contains an interface list for which port based authentication is enabled.
User Name
— Indicates the supplicant user-name.
Admin Interface Control
— Defines the port authorization state. The possible field values are:
Auto
— Enables port based authentication on the device. The interface moves between an
authorized or unauthorized state based on the authentication exchange between the device and
the client.
Authorized
— Places the interface into an authorized state without being authenticated.
The interface resends and receives normal traffic without client port based authentication.
Unauthorized
— Denies the selected interface system access by moving the interface into
unauthorized state. The device cannot provide authentication services to the client through the
interface.
Current Interface Control
— The current port authorization state.
Authentication Type
— Specifies the type of authentication on the port. The possible field values are:
802.1x Only
— Sets the authentication type to 802.1x based authentication only.
MAC Only
— Sets the authentication type to MAC based authentication only.
802.1x & MAC
— Sets the authentication type to 802.1x based authentication and MAC based
authentication.