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Nortel WLAN Security Switch 2300 Series Configuration Guide
Managing 802.1X on the
WSS Switch
Certain settings for IEEE 802.1X sessions on the WSS switch are enabled by default. For best results, change the
settings only if you are aware of a problem with the WSS switch’s 802.1X performance. For settings that you can reset
with a clear command, WSS Software reverts to the default value.
See “Managing WEP Keys” on page 494 for information about changing the settings for Wired-Equivalent Privacy
protocol (WEP) key rotation (rekeying).
Managing 802.1X on Wired Authentication Ports
A wired authentication port is an Ethernet port that has 802.1X authentication enabled for access control. Like wireless
users, users that are connected to an WSS switch by Ethernet wire can be authenticated before they can be authorized to
use the network. One difference between a wired authenticated user and a wireless authenticated user is that data for
wired users is not encrypted after the users are authenticated.
By default, 802.1X authentication is enabled for wired authenticated ports, but you can disable it. You can also set the
port to unconditionally authorize, or unconditionally reject, all users.
Managing 802.1X on Wired Authentication Ports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 489
Managing 802.1X Encryption Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 491
Setting EAP Retransmission Attempts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 495
Managing 802.1X Client Reauthentication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 495
Managing Other Timers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 499
Displaying 802.1X Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 502
Caution! 802.1X parameter settings are global for all SSIDs configured on the switch.
