700 Series Managed Switch User’s Guide for Software v2.1
Administration Console Telnet Interface 4-15
SM-10004-02
802.1x port-based authentication provides RADIUS client authentication and data encryption
features (see
Appendix C, “802.1x Port-Based Authentication Overview”). If you have a
RADIUS server on your network, you can have authentication of port access done through the
RADIUS server. This does affect traffic passing through the switch, which can be helpful is
securing your network from wireless eavesdropping when a wireless access point is connected to
the switch. To enable 802.1x, provide the IP address of the RADIUS server, and the shared secret
authentication key. The re-authorization timer determines how frequently the session will refresh
the data encryption with a new key.
Main Menu> Advanced> Port Mirroring
This menu option allows you to enable the Port Mirroring capability (see Figure 6-13). You need
to specify both the Source and Monitor port.
Figure 4-18: Port Mirroring
The Monitor port will show a copy of every packet that arrives and departs at the Source port.
Main Menu> Advanced> Port Trunking
Port Trunking is a feature that allows multiple links between switches to work as one virtual link
or aggregate link.