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and forward it to another remote RADIUS authentication server to verify
access rights. The EAP packet from the RADIUS server also contain the
authentication method to be used. The client can reject the authentication
method and request another, depending on the configuration of the client
software and the RADIUS server. Depending on the authenticated results, the
port is either made available to the user, or the user is denied access to the
network.
The RADIUS servers make the network a lot easier to manage for the
administrator by gathering and storing the user lists.
By default, 802.1x is disabled. To use EAP for security, select enabled and set
the 802.1X Global Settings for the Radius Server and applicable authentication
information.
RADIUS server IP: The IP ADDRESS OF THE EXTERNAL Radius Server, you
need to specify an RADIUS server to enable 802.1s authentication.
IGMP Snooping
IGMP Snooping is the process of listening to IGMP network traffic. IGMP
Snooping, as implied by the name, is a feature that allows a layer 2 switch to
“listen in” on the IGMP conversation between hosts and routers by processing
the layer3 IGMP packets sent in a multicast network.
When IGMP Snooping is enabled in a switch it analyzes all IGMP packets