GS700TR Smart Switch Software Administration Manual
6-28 Managing Device Security
v1.0, May, 2008
2. Click Initialize to begin the initialization sequence on the selected port. This button is only
selectable if the control mode is 'auto'. If the button is not selectable, it will be grayed out.
Once this button is pressed, the action is immediate. It is not required to click Apply for the
action to occur.
3. Click Reauthenticate to begin the reauthentication sequence on the selected port. This button
is only selectable if the control mode is 'auto'. If the button is not selectable, it will be grayed
out. Once this button is pressed, the action is immediate. It is not required to click Apply for
the action to occur.
4. Click Cancel to cancel the configuration on the screen and reset the data on the screen to the
latest value of the switch.
5. Click Apply to send the updated screen to the switch and cause the changes to take effect on
the switch but these changes will not be retained across a power cycle unless a save is
performed.
Port Summary
Use the Port Summary page to view information about the port access control settings on a specific
port.
To access the Port Summary page:
Backend State This field displays the current state of the backend authentication state
machine. Possible values are as follows:
• Request
• Response
• Success
•Fail
• Timeout
• Initialize
•Idle
EAPOL Flood Mode This field is used to Enable or Disable the EAPOL Flood mode per
Interface.The default value is Disable.
Table 6-18. Port Authentication Port Configuration Fields (continued)
Field Description