D-Link DES-3250TG Standalone Layer 2 Switch
Port
The port number.
MAC Address
The MAC address of the Switch residing on
the port.
Auth State
The Authenticator State will display one of
the following: Initialize, Disconnected,
Connecting, Authenticating, Authenticated,
Aborting, Held, ForceAuth, ForceUnauth,
and N/A.
BackendState
The Backend State will display one of the
following: Request, Response, Success, Fail,
Timeout, Idle, Initialize, and N/A.
Oper Dir
The Operational Controlled Directions are
both and in.
PortStatus
The status of the controlled port can be
authorized, unauthorized, or N/A.
Reauthenticate Port(s) for MAC-based 802.1x
To reauthenticate ports for the MAC side of 802.1x, the user must first enable 802.1x by MAC address in the Advanced
Settings window. Click Configuration > Port Access Entity > PAE System Control > Reauthenticate Port(s) to open the
following window:
Figure 7- 71. Reauthenticate Port(s) for MAC-based 802.1x window
To reauthenticate ports, first choose the switch in the switch stack by using the Unit pull-down menu, then the range of ports in
the From and To field. Then the user must specify the MAC address to be reauthenticated by entering it into the MAC
Address field and checking the corresponding check box. To begin the reauthentication, click Apply.
RADIUS Server
The RADIUS feature of the switch allows you to facilitate centralized user administration as well as providing protection
against a sniffing, active hacker. The Web Manager offers three windows.
Click Radius Server on the PAE Access Entity folder on the Configuration menu to open the Radius Server
Authentication Setting window:
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